Education

P.h D., May 2006: Bilingual Education and TESOL.New Mexico State University.

M.A., August 2004: Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Language, Literacy and Culture. New Mexico State University.

B.A., July 1996: English and American Literature Minor Area: Spanish Literature.

Career Objective

To promote at all levels of society lifelong development in the areas of education, to promote democracy; foster human agency and advocacy for and with all those concerned in education in the public and private sectors.

Area of Focus 

• Intercultural and democratic education
• Language and literacy acquisition
• Bilingualism and biliteracy
• Literacy and bilingual education; district
• State and federal school language policy
• Inquiry and research design and methodology.

Teaching

Boise State University

Undergraduate Courses

ED-BLESL 200: Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

Graduate Courses

ED-BLESL 511 Contemporary Issues in Bilingual Education/ESL