Research

Research Interests

My current research interests include (but are not limited to):

Research Projects

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Magazine

Creative Writing Publications

Grants and Awards

Grants:

Awards:

2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, University of Georgia

2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia

2023 Outstanding Contributions to the Department, Department of Linguistics, University of Georgia

2022 The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantship, The Goizueta Foundation, University of Georgia

2021 The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantship, The Goizueta Foundation, University of Georgia

2020 Global Engagement Initiative Award, ACTFL Language Connects, for the Portuguese Flagship Online Summer Program

2020 The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantship, The Goizueta Foundation, University of Georgia

2019 The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantship, The Goizueta Foundation, University of Georgia

2018 Team Work: Career Readiness Challenge, Career Center, University of Georgia - with Fala Aí Magazine

2017 Fulbright Scholarship: Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, U.S. Department of State, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia

2015 American English E-Teacher Program Scholarship, United States Department of State, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon

2015 English Syntax Teaching Assistantship, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

2014 Distinct Writer Award, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil 

2007 European Voluntary Service Fellowship, Youth in Action Programme, In-Service at the Kysucke Europske Informacne Centrum, Cadca, Slovakia

2007 Tales Inside Us, The Tale of Europe Scholarship, Youth in Action Programme, Edremit Balikesir, Turkey

2005 S-LAROPA Youth Exchange Scholarship, Youth in Action Programme: Youth For Europe, Cadca, Slovakia