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About me<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I am a Professor of Spanish and Linguistics. I currently \u00a0serve \u00a0as \u00a0Associate \u00a0Dean \u00a0for \u00a0Undergraduate \u00a0Affairs \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0College of \u00a0Liberal Arts \u00a0and \u00a0Sciences, \u00a0and \u00a0Director \u00a0or \u00a0the \u00a0college’s \u00a0Academic \u00a0Advising \u00a0Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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I am from New York originally but have travelled and\/or lived in Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Peru (and have a strong desire to travel the rest of the world, especially the Spanish-speaking part of it!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professionally, I have taught all levels of Spanish, from beginning language on up to graduate seminars in Hispanic Linguistics. For a long time I directed our lower division Spanish program, working to design basic language courses, train graduate instructors, and improve the language requirement experience for UF students. I also served as Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies from 2010-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

My primary research focus is on how we can teach, and how students learn, Spanish as a second\/foreign language in the most effective and enjoyable ways. I have done work with computer-assisted language learning, study abroad, and classroom environments. My real passion is the acquisition of the Spanish sound system (so, pronunciation) – that’s just a warning, because if you ever ask me about Spanish phonetics\/phonology, I can and likely will talk for hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been in Gainesville since 2001, when I first got my PhD and took a job here fresh out of graduate school. I met my husband here – he’s a Gainesville native, and is currently Mayor of Gainseville. We have three daughters, one is currently in 9th grade, one is in 12th grade, and the oldest is a junior at UF..<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

One of my latest accomplishments is the publication of an all-digital learning program (textbook – but not a book since it’s digital!) for beginning Spanish. It’s called Contrase\u00f1a<\/strong> and you can learn more about it at Lingro Learning<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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