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Joan Clifford

Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90269, Spanish Language Program, Durham, NC 27708-0257
2122 Campus Dr., Room 206, Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies · 2022 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Duke Service Learning · 2023 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2013 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published October 31, 2022
New Service-Learning Director Looks To Build Partnerships Between the Curriculum and the Community
Published January 7, 2021
Duke students partner with DPS to deepen language access during COVID-19
Published September 22, 2020
In a time of social distance, student leaders from GANO partner with Spanish service-learning courses to take language classes online

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Recent Publications


Community-based Language Learning

Chapter · May 19, 2025 The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration is essential reading for practicing second language program administrators at the post-secondary level, in-service and pre-service second language instructors, ... ... Cite

Community-based language learning as a transformative practice: An exploration of the modes of communication

Journal Article Foreign Language Annals · September 1, 2022 This study explores transformative learning (TL) in community-based language learning experiences. The fall 2019 study, conducted with 25 undergraduate students enrolled in two advanced language courses with a service-learning component, was designed to id ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 1998 Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1992 M.A.
Washington University in St. Louis · 1989 B.A.

External Links


Languages in Durham