Department of Language and Literature
Cousins Hall 219
English Language Training Center: Student Outreach; Advisor and Instructor
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
+1 361-593-2993
Education
- Ph.D. in Progress Texas A&M University College Station Hispanic Studies
- M.A. Wayne State University Detroit Michigan Linguistics
- B.S. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Spanish
Research and Teaching Interests
- English
- Language Documentation and Realization of Southern Athabaskan Languages, Especially of the Southwestern Branches
- Language Reconstruction and Revitalization
- Second Language Learning
- Second Language Teaching and the Implementation of High-Yield Pedagogical Strategies
- Spanish
- Uses of Demonyms in Texas
Publications
- Rodriguez, Oscar, et al. “The Case for a More Plausible Narrative for How the Chianti Mountains Got Their Name.” The Journal of Big Bend Studies, vol. 26, 2014.
Presentations
- “The Lipan Apache Reconstruction.” Let’s Talk. In Our Own Words: Language Revival and Presentation in the Indigenous Americas. Center for the Study of Languages and Culture Symposium. University of Notre Dam
- “The Tseh’na’aa’ee Mountains of West Texas” Co-Presenter with Oscar Rodriguez at the annual Dene / Athabaskan Language Conference & Workshop on June 27th - 29th, 2017
- “The Lipan Apache Reconstruction.” at the annual Dene / Athabaskan Language Conference & Workshop on June 27th - 29th, 2017
