
Valencia College
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Academic Background: M.S. in TESOL/Education, Shenandoah University; B.A. in Asian Studies, California State University, Sacramento; Graduate of the intensive Japanese course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA.
Research Interests: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), cross-cultural communication, and language acquisition.
Appointments: Professor of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Valencia College since August 2011; previously taught at Seminole State College and in California.
Additional Contributions: Served as a linguist/Japanese interpreter in the U.S. Army for eight years; extensive travel and experience as an exchange student in Japan during high school, which informed her teaching career.