Education
- Ph.D. in Spanish Applied Linguistics. Awarded “Cum Laude” at the University of Salamanca, Spain. 1993-98
- Teaching Certificate. C.A.P. (Curso de adaptación pedagógica). U. of Salamanca, Spain. 1993-94
- B.A. Spanish Philology. Licenciatura en Filología Hispánica. U. of Salamanca, Spain. 1988-94
- B.A. English Philology. Licenciatura en Filología Inglesa. U. of Salamanca, Spain. 1988-93
Spanish Teaching Experience
Professional and Academic Positions
- Associate Prof. in Spanish, (tenured 2006). Dept. Word Lang. Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA. 2002-present
- On-site Director, Summer Spanish School, Middlebury College, graduate program in Guadalajara. 2011
- Assistant Prof. in Spanish, tenure-track. Dept. Modern Lang. Hope College, Holland, MI, USA. 1999-02
- Visiting Assistant Prof. in Spanish Linguistics. Dept. Modern Lang. University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. 1998-99
- Lecturer in Spanish. Dept. of Spanish. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. 1996-98
- Teaching Asst. Dept. of Spanish. University of Portsmouth, School of Languages Portsmouth, U. K. 1994-96
Summer teaching
- Middlebury College, Spanish School, Middlebury, VT, USA, & Guadalajara, Mexico, Buenos Aires. 2000-05, ‘08, ’11, ‘12
- University of Santiago de Compostela, Cursos Internacionales, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Jul.-Aug. 96- 97
- Colegio de España, Salamanca, Spain. Intensive session in Spanish for beginners (5 h. daily). Jul.-Aug. 94
- Universidad Pontificia, Comillas, Santander, Spain. Intensive summer session in English Language. Jul.-Aug. 93
Sabbatical Leave
- Visiting scholar at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR. Invitation by the Dept. of Spanish. Win. 2009
- Visiting scholar at Stanford University, CA.Invitation by the Dept. of Iberian Studies. Fall 2008
Programs Abroad
- Middlebury College, Spanish Summer School, graduate program in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jun.-Aug. 2008, 2011 and 2012.
- PSU International ESL program in South Korea, Hanam (Jeollanamdo summer session). Jul. – Aug. 2007
- University of Oviedo, Spain. Northwest Council of Study Abroad (NCSA) Program, USA. Jan. – March 06
- University of Salamanca, Spain. U. of Houston Summer Abroad Program in Cursos Internacionales. May-Jul. 99