Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
At present I am working on several pedagogical initiatives focused on Spanish and Global Hispanophone literary and cultural studies as well as the integration of educational technologies. Moreover, I am engaged in scholarship exploring critical approaches to foster multilingual and multicultural competence in the language classroom. Invited Talks and Scholarly Work
Invited Talks and Scholarly Work
"Race in the Language Classroom: Conversations with Diverse Voices." Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Miami. April 2024. (Coordinated by Gema Pérez-Sánchez)
"Hablemos de la identidad racial, lengua y cultura en España." Hispanic Studies, Vassar College. April 2024. (Coordinated by Eva Woods Peiró)
Co-authored with Gonzalo Baptista (Morgan State University). Ecologías hispanas.Online open textbook for Elementary Spanish II. Fall 2023.
"Teaching Race in the Language Classroom." The Spanish, French, and Italian Language Program, Duke University. September 2022. (Coordinated by Dr. Harry Karahalios)
"Race in the Spanish Classroom." Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Northwestern University. April 2022. (Coordinated by Dr. Jeffrey K. Coleman)
Co-presenter with Janice E. Rodríguez, "Designing an Open, Content-Forward Textbook for Language Learners." ACTFL 2019, Washington D.C. November 2019.
"Cultural Cartography: An Inclusive Approach to Teaching the Global Hispanophone."MLA Convention 2019, Chicago, IL. January 2019.
"Why Maps Matter: Making Sense of the L2 Culture." Northeast Modern Language Association 2018, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2018.
Co-authored with Janice Rodríguez. Nuestra comunidad latina. Online open textbook for Elementary Spanish I. Fall 2018.
"Public Intellectuals: A Better Model for Scholars of Color." SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, special issue: Leveraging Undergraduate Research to Foster Diversity and Achieve Equity, vol. 1, no. 4, 2018, p. 49. November 2017.
