
Curriculum Vita
Profile
Ph.D. - University of Windsor, Ontario, 2005, Educational Studies
M.Ed. - University of Windsor, Ontario, 2005, Educational Administration
B.Ed. - University of Windsor, Ontario, 1995, Bachelor of Education (French as a Second Language)
B.A. - Queen’s University, Ontario, 1994, Bachelor of Arts (French/German Translation)
Areas of Interest and Research
gender and language learning
second language motivation
computer-assisted language instruction
teacher recruitment
Awards and Honors:
2016 ACTFL-NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
2015 North Carolina Foreign Language Teacher of the Year (Higher Education), Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, October 2015.
Best of FLANC 2013. Engaging ALL Learners: Effective Lesson Plan Design. Highest evaluated session at the annual conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, September, 2013.
College of Education Award for Excellence in Research, 2012.
College of Education Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011.
Best of FLANC 2009. Interactive teaching strategies to enhance foreign language reading comprehension. One of ten highest evaluated sessions at the annual conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, September, 2009.
Best of FLANC 2008. Shake, rattle and roll: The use of games in the foreign language classroom. One of ten highest evaluated sessions at the annual conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, October, 2008.