Position:
Chairperson, ESL/FL Department InterAmerican Campus at Miami Dade College
Location:
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Work:
Miami Dade College
since Aug 2011
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Chairperson, ESL/FL Department InterAmerican Campus
Miami Dade College
Feb 2009 - Aug 2011
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Title V-Project ACE Director
Northland Community and Technical College
2005 - 2009
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Instructor
Education:
The University of North Dakota 2006 - 2008
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Teaching and Learning
Northern Arizona University 2000 - 2002
Texas Tech University 1992 - 1994
Master's degree, Interdisciplinary Studies (Applied Linguistics)
The University of Texas at Austin 1985 - 1990
Bachelor's degree, Latin American Studies
Interests:
Immigrant education, language education, content-based instruction, intercultural competence
Honor & Awards:
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Award for Excellence, 2007 for conducting research on needs of immigrant students
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Award for Excellence, 2007 for founding Día del Niño (Day of the Child)
Best of Conference Award, Arizona Language Association, Phoenix, AZ 2000