Awarded English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Grant to work at the Universidad de Pedagógica y Technológica de Tunja (Boyáca). Conducted presentations about grammar, phonetics and American culture. Taught conversation class and English Level 1 to university staff. Presented research paper to 200 person audience: “Latino Immigration to the United States: Historical Perspective and Future Prospective.” As a side project (outside of contract), designed and launched a writing program at the UPTC based on student need and interest with a mission of qualifying more students to participate in foreign exchange programs or to pursue higher education abroad. Program consisted of three workshop series for professors on best practices in teaching writing and two weekly writing clubs for students.

Project title: “Deseables e indesdeables: la inmigración en la Argentina desde el punto de vista de la sociedad receptora.” Funding to conduct research in Buenos Aires about how the conceptualization of immigration and immigrants in Argentina has changed over time. Extensive work with primary and secondary documents in Spanish.