My passion for education and curiosity towards humanity have been the driving forces behind my academic journey. I completed two bachelor's degrees in Peru - one in Humanities at PUCP and the other in Education at UDEP. After graduating, I worked as an educator at various levels, including university, secondary, and primary education in Chiclayo and Piura, Peru. Later, I delved deeper into Latin American and Latinx literature during my studies at New Mexico State University, followed by working at different universities in the United States and Peru. I pursued my Ph.D. in sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Currently, I am focused on finding new ways to educate better and support my students., I worked in education at different levels: university, secondary, and primary education in Chiclayo and Piura in Peru. After further exploring Latin American and Latinx literature at New Mexico State University, I worked at different universities in the United States and Peru. I did my PhD in sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Now, I continue to explore ways to do better work with my students.
Ph.D., Hispanic Linguistics
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Concentrations: Spanish, Discourse and Narrative Analysis, Linguistic Anthropology, sociolinguistics.
Minor: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Minor: Latino/Latina Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Doctoral Dissertation Title: Approaching Devices in Personal Narratives in Lambayeque, Perú.
Advisors: Dr. Jonathan MacDonald (Spanish & Portuguese/ Linguistics), Dr. Krystal Smalls (Anthropology/Linguistics)
In Progress Master Universitario en Tecnologías Educativas y Competencias Digitales
Department of Education
Universidada Internacional de La Rioja
Spain
2002 M.A., Latin American Literature
Specialization in Latin American Contemporary Literature
Department of Language and Linguistics
New Mexico State University
1999 B.A., Education
Department of Education
University of Piura, Piura-Peru.
1997 B.A., Humanities. Literature and Linguistics
Department of Humanities
The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Lima, Peru
- Spanish as a Heritage Language
- Linguistic Antropology/Sociolinguistics
- Discurse analysis
- Education
- technology in foreign language education
- Hispanic Studies
- Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies