Mentoring: Internships & Graduate Theses

Dissertations:

Member. PHD Committee. External. Jesús Aaron Carrasco Juárez. “Danza de moros y cristianos en México: Símbolos medievales vivos en el siglo XVI”. Universidad Autónoma de México, FES Acatlán. Director. Dr. Rodrigo Tirado. (expected completion 2023).

Theses:

Member, Master´s Thesis, “Saving The Spanish Home Language in Elementary Schools,” Status. Completed. Summer 2022. Education Bilingual/Bicultural. Director. Dr. Paul Smith. Texas State University. Marcelino Saucedo, Graduate

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “La adquisición de palabras malsonantes,” Status: Completed. Spring 2021. World Languages and Literatures, Texas State University.
Wyatt Ince, Graduate

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “Problemas en la traducción automática,” Status: Completed. Spring 2021. World Languages and Literatures, Texas State University.
Cecilia McMahon, Graduate

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “La lengua española en la música del Valle de Texas,” Status: Completed. 2020. World Languages and Literatures, Texas State University.
José Rivera, Graduate

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “Ideologías Lingüísticas en el Proyecto de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe en tres escuelas municipales de Temuco Chile,” Status: Completed. 2018. Modern Languages, Texas State University.
Mohit Mehta, Graduate Now enrolled in a PhD program at UT-Austin.

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “Hispanic Representations on Media Platforms: Perspectives and Stereotypes in The Meme, Television, Film, And On YouTube”, Status: Completed. 2015. Modern Languages, Texas State University.
Arielle Akines, Graduate. Currently tenure-track

Member, Master’s Thesis, “El inadecuado acercamiento a la adquisición del léxico y la estructura oracional en los textos de enseñanza del español como segunda lengua”, Status: Completed. 2015. Modern Languages, Texas State University.
Julia Sainz, Graduate.

Chair, Master’s Thesis, “Adult Literacy among the Hispanic Population of Central Texas: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outcomes” Status: Completed. 2014. Modern Languages, Texas State University.
Allison Yakel, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, Status: Completed. 2014. Department of Engineering Technology.
Jasmine Autrey, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, “¿Primo hermano o falso amigo?”, Status: Completed. 2014.
Lorella di Gregorio, Graduate. Currently Tenure-track

Chair, Master’s Thesis, Status: Completed. 2012. Modern Languages, Texas State University.
Lorenzo Cano, Graduate.

Chair, Internship, Status: Completed. 2011.
Livia Edegger, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, “Comparación de métodos: Tres aproximaciones a la enseñanza de pronombres de objeto de español”, Status: Completed. 2010.
Erin Mursch, Graduate. Lecturer

Member, Master’s Thesis, “A New Approach to the Teaching of Spanish as a Second Language: The Neuro-Cognitive Model”, Status: Completed. 2009.
Claire Meadows, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, “El rock argentino en tiempos revueltos: Del discurso underground al discurso oficial”, Status: Completed. 2009.
Ida Benavides, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, Status: Completed. 2009. Department of Technology.
Jasmine Autrey, Graduate.

Member, Master’s Thesis, “García-Andalani: incurable y sin fronteras”, Status: Completed. 2008.
Anais Ortiz, Graduate.

Chair, Internship, Status: Proposal. 2007.
Ivette Calderón, Graduate.

Chair, Internship, Status: Proposal. 2007.
Jacob Quinn, Graduate.

Supervised Internships

  • Najmeh Sayeh. Texas State University, Department of Geography. Minority/ized Languages NEH Project. (2021-2022).
  • Christopher Lough. Gettysburg College. General Historia project funded through MITACS. (40 hours per week) (2021-2022).
  • Emma Van Demark. University of British Colombia. General Historia bibliography project funded through the Confluence of Religious Cultures in Medieval Historiography project based at the University of British Columbia, Canada (12 hours per week) (2021-2023).
  • Edwin Alejandro Carrillo. General Historia bibliography project funded through the Confluence of Religious Cultures in Medieval Historiography project based at the University of British Columbia, Canada (2019-2021).
  • Mohit Mehta. Intercultural Teaching Project in Chile. (2017).
  • Ivette Calderón. El español en la enseñanza en México. (2008).
  • Jacob Quinn. S. Argentinian Wine Commerce. (2007).