
NEWS
ACTFL 2026 - San Antonio, TX
I am excited to share that I will be presenting at ACTFL 2026 in San Antonio alongside Candela Sevilla. Our presentations will continue exploring advocacy in the Spanish field and approaches to mixed classrooms with heritage speakers.
We are honored to participate in one of the leading conferences in the field of language education and look forward to engaging with educators and researchers from around the world in San Antonio.

Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student
Recipient of the Honors Research Award during Honors Week at The University of Alabama in recognition of Outstanding Graduate Research contributions.

AATSP 2026 - Orlando, FL
Candela Sevilla and I will be presenting at AATSP 2026 in Orlando, Florida. Our presentation will explore "EduInfluencers" in the Spanish language teaching realm. We will be exploring advocacy in social media and the Language classroom as well.
We look forward to joining colleagues from across the profession, sharing our research, and learning from the innovative work being done in Spanish and Portuguese language education.
See you in Orlando! #AATSP2026 #SpanishEducation #EduInfluencers #LanguageTeaching #WorldLanguages #Advocacy
