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Graduate Program in Linguistics at the City University of New York


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Education

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 2001 to 2005
Department of International and Transcultural Studies, Program in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Dissertation Title: When the Test is What Counts: How High-Stakes Testing Affects Language Policy and the Education of English Language Learners in High School.

M.S. Ed. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1994

B.A. in Urban Studies, with specialization in Urban Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1991

Certification
New Jersey Standard Certificate for Teacher of English as a Second Language

Fellowships and Awards

  • Jere Brophy Award for 2010 article in Theory into Practice,“NCLB and English Language Learners: Challenges and Consequences”
  • PSC-CUNY Research Award, 2010
  • William Stewart Travel Grant, City University of New York, 2007
  • First Place, Outstanding Dissertation Award Competition, National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), 2006
  • First Place, Bilingual Education Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2005
  • Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant, 2004
  • Dean’s Grant for Student Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2003-2004
  • International & Transcultural Studies Departmental Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2003-2004
  • Caroline Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2002-2003
  • Teachers College General Scholarship, 2001-2002
  • Ruth Crymes TESOL Academies Fellowship recipient, 1999
  • Vineland, NJ Outstanding Teacher Award, 1996
  • Language in Education Division Graduate Assistantship, University of Pennsylvania, 1994

Service to the Profession

  • Associate Editor and Book Review Co-Editor, Language Policy, 2006-Present
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2007-Present
  • Founding Member, Institute for Language and Education Policy, 2006
  • Book Review Editor, Language Learner, 2005-2006
  • Co-Chair, Language Policy Special Interest Group of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 2001-2006
  • Member, Coalition of Educational Excellence for English Language Learners, an advisory board to the New York City Department of Education, Office of English Language Learners, 2003-present
  • Editor, Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2002-2004

Grants

  • Grant received March, 2008 for $181,822 from the Office of English Language Learners of the New York City Department of Education to conduct a study entitled, "Meeting the Needs of Long-Term English Language Learners in High School, Phase II." The purpose of this research project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a program for long-term English Language Learners focused on biliteracy development in Spanish and English. Project duration is March 2008-September 2009.
  • Grant received January, 2007 for $45,494 from the Office of English Language Learners of the New York City Department of Education to conduct a study entitled “Meeting the Needs of Long-Term English Language Learners in High School.”  The purpose of this research project is to explore the characteristics and educational needs of Long-Term ELLs, students who remain engaged in the process of learning English after six years or more in the United States. Initial phase of study was completed September, 2007.