Overview
Current interests: second language acquisition of vocabulary; curricular implications of low, mid and high stakes activities to understand writing in a second language; development of intercultural competence, assessment.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
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2014 - Present
Romance Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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2023 - Present
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
Office of Global Affairs
Professor of the Practice of International Comparative Studies
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2023 - Present
International Comparative Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Southern California ·
1996
Ph.D.
State University of New York, Stony Brook ·
1990
M.A.