About

I am a UMBC graduate from the MLL/INCC accelerated MA program and I am now a Spanish instructor here. I am a CCHI Certified Spanish Medical Interpreter haved worked as a Registered Nurse in the pediatric emergency department at Anne Arundel Medical Center. I teach nursing clinicals for UMSON in the summer an ENA Emergency Pediatric Nursing Course instructor.

Research interests

Health literacy and education for Spanish-speaking populations in Maryland, nursing.

Teaching interests

Spanish, linguistics, writing, medical interpreting, Spanish for healthcare professions, nursing.

Education

  • MS, Clinical Nurse Leader — University of Maryland School of Nursing (2021)
  • Other, The Community Interpreter — Cross Cultural COmmunications (2016)
  • MA, Intercultural Communications — University of Maryland Baltimore County (2011)
    ¿Y vos/usted/tú?: The Pragmatics of Pronoun Choice to Perform Gender and National Identity in Nicaragua.
  • Other, Spanish Language and Mexican Culture — Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (2010)
  • BA, Modern Languages and Linguistics — University of Maryland Baltimore County (2009)
  • Other, General Studies — Anne Arundel Community College (2006)

Courses Taught

  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2026
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2026
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2026
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2026
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Winter 2026
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Winter 2025
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Summer 2024
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2024
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2024
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2024
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2024
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Winter 2023
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Summer 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Spring 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Spring 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Spring 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Spring 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I 201 · Winter 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2019
  • Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 · Winter 2019
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2018
  • Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 · Winter 2018
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Fall 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Fall 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Fall 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Fall 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Summer 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 201 · Spring 2017
  • Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 · Winter 2017
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2016
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2016