Faculty

Educating culturally and linguistically diverse learners, teacher education, TESOL, bilingual education, and rural education

Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction (ESOL/Bilingual Education), University of Florida, 2020

M.Ed., English Language Learners, Vanderbilt University, 2014

My research agenda revolves around the ideas that both educators and students need responsive and relevant opportunities to learn and grow, and that language plays a central role in the complex processes of teaching and learning. With this research agenda, I write about teacher identity, translanguaging, and professional development in rural contexts. Click here for my ResearchGate page.

Currently, I'm working on a three-year research project, Supporting teachers of English learners in rural Upstate New York, funded by Ithaca College Center for Faculty Excellence (Summer 2022) and Spencer Foundation (2022 - 2025). 

EDUC50100: Literacy Development for Linguistically Diverse Learners

EDUC34000: Social and Cultural Foundations of Education 

EDUC22900: Second Language Acquisition: Its Nature and Meaning in Education 

Linguistic diversity and social justice: An introduction to applied sociolinguistics by Ingrid Piller

What works may hurt: Side effects in education by Yong Zhao

You can find me playing soccer at Cass Park.

The close connections with colleagues, students, and educators in Ithaca and surrounding communities. Plus, Ithaca is "Gorges"!