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Awards & Grants

Awards

Award for Outstanding Teaching 2019

  • Shakeshaft Master Teacher Award for Outstanding Teacher in the Humanities and Social Sciences (2019-2020). Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher Award (2019). Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • Award for Outstanding Teaching (2019). Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching (2014). Iowa State University, College of Liberal arts and Sciences.
  • Miller Faculty Fellowship (2008). Project title: Hybrid Intermediate Spanish at ISU: Technology in the Foreign Language Curriculum (with Julio C. Rodríguez).
  • Professors for the Future Fellowship (2005-2006). Project title: Seeing Past the Present: Helping Grad Students through the First Years of a TAship. University of California, Davis.

Grants

  • Faculty Professional Development Assignment (2018-2019)
  • LAS Social Science Seed Grant (2018). Project title: A new Spanish placement test: Ensuring authenticity and alignment with classroom outcomes.
  • ELO course development grant (2017). To convert, update, and deliver Span/Ling 351: Introduction to Spanish-English Translation for an asynchronous online audience.
  • CIP grant (2016). Research study: The relationship between technology, language & intercultural competence in study abroad students: Assessment, development and intervention.
  • ELO course development grant (2016). Project title: The online course SPAN 351: Introduction to Spanish-English Translation.
  • Foreign Travel Grant (2014). To present at the EUROCALL Annual Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands, August, 2014.
  • ELO course developments grant (2014). To develop an online course “Spanish 321: Spanish civilization and culture.
  • LASCAC grant (2010).Title project: Elementary and Intermediate Spanish: Conversion and improvement from WebCT to Blackboard 9.1.
  • LAS Research Grant (2008). Project title: Using video in web-based listening tests.
  • LASCAC grant (2007). Project title:Hybrid Elementary Spanish at ISU: Technology in the Foreign Language Curriculum (with Julio C. Rodríguez).
  • LAS Small Grant (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011,2012-present).

Professors for the Future Fellowship (2005-2006).