Ph.D. Romance Languages – Spanish & Linguistics (expected 2020)
The University of Alabama
Dissertation: Excellence is a Habit: The Impact of Mobile Technology on L2 Pronunciation

M.A. Linguistics – General Concentration (2010)
California State University, Long Beach
Thesis: Orthographic Influence on the Perception and Production of Spanish Loans in English
Best Thesis Award, Linguistics Department (2011)

B.A. Spanish, Cum Laude (2007)
The University of California, Irvine
Minors: Linguistics, Educational Studies
Honors Thesis: Centuries Apart – Cervantes and Unamuno Depict Changes in the Spanish Subjunctive

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Certifications:

Graduate Certificate in Python for Data Sciences, Web and Core Programming (2020)
University of California, Irvine

Online Teaching Certification (2015)
The University of Alabama

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certification (2010)
Maselle Career College

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Honors and Awards:

Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student, 2018-2019
Department of Modern Languages and Classics, The University of Alabama

Nomination: Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student, 2018-2019
College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama

Honorary Mention: Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student, 2017-2018
Department of Modern Languages and Classics, The University of Alabama

Best Thesis Award, 2011
Linguistics Department, California State University, Long Beach