Ph.D.   Spanish (Hispanic Linguistics)  - Indiana University, 2012
M.A.     Spanish (Hispanic Linguistics) - Indiana University, 2005
B.A.      Spanish and International Studies - University of Richmond, 2002

My research interests include Sociolinguistics, Morphosyntactic Variation, Spanish in the United States, Second Language Acquisition, Pragmatics, Language Attitudes, and Dialectology.

I have taught Spanish for over 15 years, and have created courses in Hispanic Linguistics.  I am familiar with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.  I enjoy learning about different teaching methods that are well-suited for the foreign language classroom, and putting them into practice.

Courses taught at UofSC:

• Basic Proficiency in Spanish
• Intermediate Spanish II
• Advanced Spanish
• Cultural Readings Advanced Conversation
• Cultural Readings Advance Composition