Current Research

Early Modern Spanish Literature, and Technology in Language Learning.

Study Abroad Programs: I will be leading the Winter Study Abroad group in Ecuador. For more information, visit: http://globaled.gmu.edu/programs/facultyled/winterstudy/quito.html

Selected Publications

“El uso de nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación en la clase de idiomas”. Jornadas Virtuales en el Instituto Superior del Profesorado, Joaquin V. Gonzalez. 2010.

“La comunicación global a través del blog en el aula”. (Share Magazine. 2009)

“Marianela y la guerra: Una historia de amor”. (Hispanic Culture Review. 2006)

Recent Presentations

On La Lozana andaluza (1528): SAMLA (The South Atlantic Modern Language Association). Atlanta, GA. November 2011 & Durham, NC, November 2012.

Communicating through Writing: Technology in the Language Class. NECTFL (North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Baltimore, MD, March 2012.

La Lozana andaluza (F. Delicado, 1528): Itinerario y transformación en una obra precursora de la novela moderna. The Carolina Conference on Romance Literatures. March 2011.

Creating Connections beyond the Language Classroom. The SHARE Language Convention. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2010.

Technology in the Language Class: Making Learning Meaningful. MFLA: Maryland Foreign Languages Association. October 2009.

Introducing the Mead Project: Language Teaching Beyond Frontiers. The North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. April 2009.

Digital Applications that Enhance Language Learning. GWATFL Spring Workshops. The Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages. March 2009.

A Web Toolbox for Creativity in the Classroom and Beyond. FLAVA Annual Conference. Richmond, Virginia. November 2008.

Creativity through Multiple Intelligences and Technology. VCCS (Virginia Community College Systems) New Horizons Conference. Roanoke, Virginia. April 2008.

Workshop on Multiple Intelligences and Technology in the Language Class. Power up your Pedagogy Conference.  Annandale, Virginia. January 2008.

New Application Methods in Multiple Intelligences in Class. FLAVA Annual Conference. Richmond, Virginia, October 2006.

A Multiple Intelligences Approach to Teaching and Learning. Fairfax County Public Schools Staff Development. August 2006.