Professional
Professional Experience
I have a B.A. in English Studies (English Linguistics, Literature, and TESOL) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and teaching certificates from the University of Oregon and the University of Cambridge. Prior to pursuing a doctoral degree in Linguistics, I spent a significant amount of time working in the industry. I taught English as foreign language in Slovakia and Brazil both at language centers and high schools. I also worked as a teacher trainer for two years. In 2017-2018 I was a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in the Department of Romance Languages at UGA.
Professional and Academic Positions
2023-present Teaching Assistant, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
2021-present Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia
2019-present Graduate Assistant, Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, College of Education, University of Georgia
2022-present Media and Marketing Initiatives Coordinator, Portuguese Flagship Program, University of Georgia
2019-2022 Portuguese Language Instructor, Portuguese Flagship Program, University of Georgia
2019 3-12 English Language School Teacher, Colégio Santo Antônio, Brazil
2017-2018 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia
2012-2017 English Language Teacher, Cultura Inglesa, Brazil
2011 English Language Intern, COLTEC, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
2008-2011 English Language Instructor, Uptime Consultants, Brazil
2007-2008 Cultural Ambassador, Kysucke Europske Informacne Centrum (KERIC), Slovakia
Courses Taught
Courses taught at the University of Georgia
2023 LING3160 Advanced Generative Syntax, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2023 LING3150W Generative Syntax, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2023 LING2100E Study of Language, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2023 LING3150W Generative Syntax, Instructor, Department of Linguistics
2022 LING2100E Study of Language, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2022 LING4175 Second Language Acquisition, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2021 LING3150W Generative Syntax, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2021 LING2100E Study of Language, Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics
2018 PORT3030 Introduction to Brazilian Literature and Culture, Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages
2018 PORT2001 Intermediate Portuguese, Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages
2017 PORT2002 Intermediate Portuguese, Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages
2017 PORT1002 Beginner Portuguese, Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages
Membership
2023-present Blue Key Honors Society: Top students in the nation’s best institutions - distinction in scholarship, leadership and service, member
2023-present American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, member
2023-present SLAC (Second Language Acquisition and Cognition) Research Group, founder and coordinator
2022-present Linguistic Society of America, member
2022-present Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, member
2022-present Alpha Alpha Alpha Honors Society - Beta Gamma Chapter: First generation students with a GPA of at least 3.5, member
2021-present The Linguistics Society at the University of Georgia, member
2020-2021 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), member
2012-2016 MENSA Brazil, member
1998-2018 Center for the Development of The Gifted, Brazil, student
Service
Academic Volunteering
2023-2024 Social Chair in the Linguistics Society at UGA, Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia, USA
2022-2023 Executive Editor of Working Papers in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia, USA
2017-2022 Managing Editor of Fala Aí - the Magazine of the Portuguese Program, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia, USA
2018 Journal Referee, Brazilian English Language Teaching Journal, PUC University, Brazil
2017-2018 Brazilian Students Association (BSA), International Students Life, University of Georgia
Social Volunteering
2007-2008 European Voluntary Service, The European Union - service at KERIC, Slovakia.
2005-2007 Volunteer ESOL Instructor, CEDET (Center for the Development of the Giften), Brazil.