Monroe Park Campus, VCU
VCU Monroe Park Campus
Richmond, 2017

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Post-Professional Certificate in Educational Leadership (August 2024)
School of Education, William & Mary

Postgraduate Master of Teaching, May 2022
Professional Licensure with PreK-12 Endorsements in ESL and Spanish
School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia

Ph.D. in Education (Instructional Leadership Track), 2012
School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dissertation: Implementation and Outcomes of an English-Portuguese Online Tandem Language Exchange [LINK]

Ed.Sp in Instructional Technology (Learning Management Systems), 2004
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia

M.A. in Spanish, 1992
Graduate School, Saint Louis University

B.A. in Communication and Spanish1990
College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Louis University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES & LICENSES

Professional Post-Graduate PreK-12 Teaching License, 2022
(Effective July 2022 - June 2032)
Endorsements in Spanish and ESL
VA Dept. of Education, Office of Licensure

Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion, 2021 
Cornell University (eCornell)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Teacher Education (World Languages)
  • Language Pedagogy (Spanish, Portuguese, ESL)
  • Spanish & Latin American Culture & Civilization
  • Virtual Language Exchanges
  • Educational Technology
  • Content Creation for Web
  • Multimedia Design, Video & Audio Production
  • Student E-Portfolios