- Linguistics ESL Coordinator
- Teaching Associate Professor
Professional organizations
Presentations
- "Working Memory and L2 Oral Fluency,” presented at workshop on Working Memory and Language, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
- "Native Speakers' Judgments of L2 Oral Fluency," presented at University of Pittsburgh Linguistics Department colloquium, 2003
- "Case Theory and the Minimalist Program," presented at University of Pittsburgh Linguistics Department colloquium, 2002
- "Including Collocations in ESL Vocabulary Materials," presented with Lionel Menasche and Dawn McCormack at TESOL convention, St. Louis, Mo., 2001
Education & Training
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Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
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M.S., Education (specialization in TESOL), Central Connecticut State University
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B.A., English, University of Chicago
Research Interests
- Developing oral fluency in ESL learners, Acquisition of L2 vocabulary, ESL materials development