Grants & Awards

External funding & awards

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award - 2021-2022 cycle. Project: Expanding the dialectal competence of English and Spanish teachers in southern Brazil.
Innovation in Language Program Direction Award - Racial/Social Justice and Inclusivity. American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC). Project: Pathways to empower Black and African American students in college-level Spanish classes. 2020. [award]
Language Learning Early Career Research Grant. Project: Implementation and assessment of a pronunciation instruction training module for second language teachers. Funding agency: Language Learning Journal. 2019. Amount: $9,743

Assessment Mini Grant. For project Creation and assessment of inclusive pedagogical materials in the Spanish program. University Assessment Steering Committee. 2022. Amount awarded: $1,500
CAS Graduate Research Assistantship Award. To hire graduate research assistant (GRA). College of Arts and Sciences. 2019. Amount awarded (paid to GRA): $3,818
Support for Faculty Scholars Award (SFSA). Project: A longitudinal study of second language pronunciation development in two learning contexts. Office of the Vice President for Research. 2018. Amount awarded: $1,994
International Education Faculty Development Fund (IEFDF). For travel to conference presentation in Poland. Haenicke Institute for Global Education. 2018. Amount awarded: $600
College Discovery and Dissemination (CDD) Award. For research project and presentation at CASPSLaP conference in Bloomington, IN. College of Arts and Sciences. 2018. Amount awarded: $500
CAS Graduate Research Assistantship Award. To hire graduate research assistants (GRAs). College of Arts and Sciences. 2017. Amount awarded (paid to GRAs): $7,486
International Education Faculty Development Fund (IEFDF). For travel to conference presentation in Denmark. Haenicke Institute for Global Education. 2016. Amount awarded: $956
College Discovery and Dissemination (CDD) Award. For research project and presentation at AAAL conference in Orlando, FL. College of Arts and Sciences. 2016. Amount awarded: $1,200