EDUCATION
BA IN SPANISH AND JOURNALISM
May 12, 2013
MA IN INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
May 19, 2014
PHD IN HISPANIC LINGUISTICS
May 11, 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2024 - present
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHICANO STUDIES, LANGUAGES, AND LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
January 2015 - present
Private Tutor
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Subjects tutored: Beginner - Advanced Spanish language, ESOL, English writing
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Group & one-on-one classes
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Ages tutored: 4 - 75
January 2022 - May 2023
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CRADLE TO CAREER POLICY INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Facilitated translation of field research materials conducting and coding of large-scale survey.
Managed follow-up interviews in both English and Spanish for a multiyear federally funded mixed methods research project seeking to understand how state childcare access policies support family stability in New Mexico.
August 2021 - May 2022
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LOBO LANGUAGE ACQUISITION LAB, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Implemented data collection with adult speakers examining use of deictic spatial terms esa-esta ‘this-that’ in Spanish and English.
Additional duties as supervisor included organizing and promoting extra-credit opportunities for SSL students.
Conducted interim lab manager duties including managing email correspondence, coordinating lab presentations, maintaining bi-weekly meeting minutes.
August 2018 - May 2022
TEACHING ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Courses taught: Spanish 1010, 1020, 2120; Spanish 301: Revista y Charla; Spanish 351: Introducción a la lingüística hispánica; Spanish 352: Spanish Grammar in Society.
Modalities taught: face-to-face; online max (asynchronous); hybrid with Zoom sessions.
Created lesson plans that incorporate a variety of teaching methods, providing students the opportunity to work individually as well as within a group setting.
August 2019 - December 2020
GRADUATE ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Assisted with supervision of the TAs in the SSL program including participating in new TA orientation, syllabus and calendar support, grade entering and UNM learn training.
Created master courses for all four lower division SSL classes on UNM Learn to respond to the challenges of teaching during COVID 19.
June 2020 - May 2021
SPANISH TEACHER, INSTITUTO CERVANTES ALBUQUERQUE
Organized and implemented beginner Spanish lessons for a virtual summer camp for children ages 5 - 9.
Taught Spanish for adults including Preparation for the DELE A2, and Spanish levels B2.2 – C1.
Provided Zoom After-school Spanish classes for children and adolescents A1 – A2.
January 2018 - June 2018
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1
Substituted classes including Spanish, language arts, health, science, social studies, mathematics, and art for K – 12.
Followed home teacher’s lesson plans and offered guidance to students.
February 2016 - August 2016
TUTOR, CHEYENNE TUTORING CLUB
Tutored Spanish, language arts, health, science, social studies, mathematics, and art for K – 12.
Implemented company program to teach reading, writing, and math skills to elementary-aged children.
Assisted high-school students in ACT preparation.
June 2014 - October 2014
TRANSLATOR, PROLANSER TRANSLATIONS
• Proofread and edited documents translated from Spanish to English and vice versa
• Translated letters, business documents, presentations, and contracts from Spanish to English and vice versa
• Managed, coordinated, and prioritized all tasks related to translation projects
• Conducted formal training and on-boarding for new employees
September 2013 - August 2016
SPANISH TUTOR, WYZANT TUTORING
• Tutored high school students with a broad range of Spanish understanding
• Assisted students with oral, listening, and reading comprehension
• Assessed and tailored tutoring technique to best suit the individual needs of the students
February 2014 - May 2014
SPANISH MEDICAL INTERPRETER, WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH
• Semester internship for Master's degree completion
• Facilitated Spanish <> English communication between Spanish speaking patients and hospital staff using consecutive interpreting services
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Summer 2023 - Summer 2024
BILINSKI FOUNDATION PHD FELLOWSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Spring 2023
MANA DE ALBUQUERQUE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, MANA: A NATIONAL LATINA ORGANIZATION
Spring 2023
CRISTOBAL DE ÁVILA FUND, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Spring 2022, Spring 2023
LATINX LINGUIST FUND, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Spring 2022
GPSA STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
LATIN AMERICAN AND IBERIAN PHD FELLOWSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
ITS PROGRAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
GENE & BONNIE S. ZUECH SCHOLARSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Fall 2009 - Spring 2013
HATHAWAY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Summer 2012
DICK & LYNN CHENEY STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Fall 2009 - Spring 2011
ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANT, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
High Desert Linguistics Society 16, University of New Mexico, Nov. 2024
"TÚ NO FUISTES A SANTA FE: REGULARIZATION OF 2SG PRETERIT FORMS IN AN EXPERIMENTAL TASK"
PRESENTATIONS
Inclusion Matters: Non-Discriminatory Teaching in the Language Classroom, University of Wyoming, April 2023
“THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE SPEAKERS GRAMMARS: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CHILDREN’S OVERREGULARIZATION PATTERNS”
Modern and Classical Languages Colloquium, University of Wyoming, April 2023
EXAMINING SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL CHILDREN'S MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IRREGULAR VERB FORMS IN NEW MEXICO
High Desert Linguistics Society, University of New Mexico, Nov. 2022
SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL CHILDREN’S OVERREGULARIZATION OF IRREGULAR SPANISH VERBAL MORPHOLOGY: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, Arizona State University, Nov. 2022
CHILDREN’S REGULARIZATION OF IRREGULAR SPANISH PAST PARTICIPLES: A CORPUS STUDY
Querencias 22, University of New Mexico, April 2022
“OVERREGULARIZATION OF IRREGULAR SPANISH VERBAL MORPHOLOGY”
OSUCHiLL 2022, Ohio State University, March 2022
“OVERREGULARIZATION OF IRREGULAR SPANISH PAST PARTICIPLES”
UNM Lobo Language Acquisition Presentation Series, September 2021
“REGULARIZING PARTICIPLES IN CHILD SPANISH: A CORPUS STUDY”
Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Texas at El Paso, October 2019
“¡CASI TE CAÍSTES! VARIATION IN SECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRETERIT FORMS IN SPANISH CHILDREN”
Querencias II, University of New Mexico, April 2019
“EL ESPAÑOL HABLAO EN CALI, COLOMBIA: LA REALIZACIÓN DE LA /D/ INTERVOCÁLICA”
TEACHER TRAININGS LEAD
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UNM, November 2021.
“SPANISH GRAMMAR WORKSHOP: FOUR COMMON PROBLEM AREAS FOR SPANISH LEARNERS”
Formación de Profesores Gramática B1, Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque, May 2021
"EL PRESENTE DEL SUBJUNTIVO Y VALORES: INTENCIÓN DE FINALIDAD DE UNA ACCIÓN."
Formación de Profesores Gramática B1, Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque, May 2021.