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Professional Preparation
M.Ed. - Applied Linguistics Columbia University Teacher's College - 1995
M.A. - Spanish Civilization New York University (Madrid) - 1993
B.S. - Economics and Psychology Vanderbilt University - 1988
Appointments
Associate Professor of Instruction, Linguistics, ESL and Spanish University of Texas at Dallas [2001–Present]
English Consultant Companhia das Letras (Publisher), Sao Paulo [1996–2001]
Free-lance Translator Sao Paulo [1996–2001]
ESL Instructor Seven School, Sao Paulo [1995–2001]
Adjunct Professor of ESL Mercy College, New York [1994–1995]
Teaching Assistant Columbia University Teachers College, New York [1994–1994]
Writing Tutor Columbia University Teachers College, New York [1994–1994]
ESL Instructor Academia Paraninfo, Madrid [1991–1993]
Additional Information
Related Experience
2001 Presented lecture "Language, Evolution and the Brain" to teachers, coordinators and directors of Seven School.
2000 Wrote critical review of a business plan for language learning website for a Dallas venture capital group.
1998 Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Presented lecture on "Ebonics: The politics of language" to faculty and graduate students of Linguistics.
1997 LAURELS (Latin American Union of Registered English Language Schools) International Conference
Gave workshop on bilingualism.
Presented creative classroom ideas for language teaching.
1995 Entglish consultant to Franco Montoro, Brazilian delegate to the 50th United Nations conference in New York.
1995 Children’s Aid Society Volunteer, New York
Mentor for academically at risk Dominican students.
1994 Mercy College, New York
Presented paper on non-standard English dialects to administrators, faculty and honor students.
Languages
Spanish: Fluent speaker with a strong academic background in grammar and syntax.