Teaching & Experience

Overview

I am a researcher and educator with more than a decade of experience in higher education. My work focuses on neurodiversity, applied linguistics, and educational equity, and I have designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses across multiple institutions, preparing students for careers in communication, public relations, and education.

Early Career and International Teaching

(2010-2018)

I began my career teaching English as an additional language and working with educators internationally. During this period, I completed my Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at Portland State University.

From 2015 to 2017, I served as an English Language Fellow through the U.S. Department of State’s English Language Programs, working with universities and teacher education programs in Mexico.

I later held full-time faculty positions in Colombia, first at Universidad del Norte and then at Universidad de La Sabana, where I taught in English language teaching and teacher education programs.

Transition to Research and Institutional Work (2020-Present)

In 2020, I began my doctoral studies in Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, where my research focuses on neurodiversity, applied linguistics, and educational equity.

Alongside my doctoral work, I have held several research and teaching roles at UBC. I worked as a Senior Research Analyst in the Planning and Institutional Research Office and later as a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Specialist supporting faculty research on teaching and learning.

I currently teach as a sessional instructor at both the University of British Columbia and University Canada West.

Global and Professional Engagement

Throughout my career, I have continued to collaborate internationally through the U.S. Department of State’s English Language Programs as an English Language Specialist.

My research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, and I regularly present my work at international conferences in applied linguistics, language education, and disability studies.

Courses Taught (University Teaching)

University of British Columbia - Vancouver, BC, Canada

LLED 350: Classroom Discourses and Teaching English Language Learners
LLED 351: Literacy Practices and Assessment (Primary & Middle Years)
LLED 360: Classroom Discourses (Secondary)
LLED 367: Teaching Writing

University Canada West - Vancouver, BC, Canada

ENGL 102: Critical Analysis and Writing
SJCJ 101: Introduction to Social Justice
SJCJ 202: Social Justice in the Global South
ANTH 102: Introduction to Anthropology

Universidad de La Sabana - Bogota, DC, Colombia

Research I: Introduction to Research Methodology
Research II: Advanced Research Methodologies
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
English for Academic Purposes

Universidad del Norte - Barranquilla, Alantico, Colombia

English for International Relations
Intercultural Communication Across Societies
Media and Global Communication
Strategic Issues in International Relations

Select Teacher Education and Professional Development

I have designed and delivered teacher education and professional development programs internationally through the U.S. Department of State English Language Programs and partner institutions.

English for Special Needs

U.S. Department of State English Language Programs | Bolivia | 2024

Disability & Difference in the ELT Classroom(Part I & II)

U.S. Department of State English Language Programs | Virtual - Russia| 2022 - 2023

Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners with Disabilities

U.S. Department of State English Language Programs | Virtual - Russia| 2022

Using Technology to Support Students with Learning Differences in the EL Classroom

U.S. Department of State English Language Programs | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 2016

English Speaker Identity: Creating a Sense of Self in an Intercultural Landscape

U.S. Department of State English Language Programs | Colombia | 2014

Service Work

My service work focuses on supporting inclusive scholarship, mentoring emerging researchers, and contributing to professional organizations in applied linguistics and language education.

Editorial and Professional Service

Peer Reviewer

Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (2025-Present)
Studies in Second Language Acquisition (2024-Present)
Applied Linguistics Journal (2026-Present)

Editorial Roles

Associate Editor, Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning (LACLIL), Universidad de La Sabana (2018-2020)

TESOL International Association Leadership

Outgoing Chair, Supporting Students with Disabilities Interest Section (2022-2023)
Chair, Supporting Students with Disabilities Interest Section (2021-2022)
Incoming Chair, Supporting Students with Disabilities Interest Section (2020-2021)
Newsletter Editor, Difference and Disability Matters (2019-2020)

Conference Organization and Reviewing

Conference Organizing Committee Member, American Association for Applied Linguistics (2022–2024)
Proposal Reviewer, American Association for Applied Linguistics (2023-2024)
Conference Organizing Committee Member, UBC Language and Literacy Education Graduate Student Conference (2022–2023)
Proposal Reviewer, Advocacy, Social Justice, and Community Building Strand, TESOL International Association (2020)
Conference Organizing Committee Member, CLIL Research Symposium, Universidad del Norte and Universidad de La Sabana (2017-2020)
Conference Organizing Committee Member, TESOL Colombia (2018-2020)

Mentorship

Graduate Peer Advisor, University of British Columbia, Department of Language and Literacy Education (2022-2023)
Thesis Committee Member, Ingrid Roa and Yobana Quintero
Universidad de La Sabana (2022)
Co-Thesis Advisor, Antonio Miranda
Universidad de La Sabana (2022)
Thesis Advisor, Michael Darwin Romero Gonzalez
Universidad de La Sabana (2019)

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