Education
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
Title: The mitigation process in Spanish discourse: Motivations, linguistic analyses, and effects on interaction and interlocutors
Committee: Dale Koike (chair), Jürgen Streeck, David Beaver, Orlando Kelm, Fritz Hensey
Research Abroad: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México
M.A. in Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: A comparison of Mexican and Venezuelan hedges as expressions of politeness in interview dialogues
Committee: Jerry Morgan (chair), Anna María Escobar
B.A. in Spanish and Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Minor: Latin American Studies
Study Abroad: Universidade Pontifícia Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, semester; Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, year
Title: The mitigation process in Spanish discourse: Motivations, linguistic analyses, and effects on interaction and interlocutors
Committee: Dale Koike (chair), Jürgen Streeck, David Beaver, Orlando Kelm, Fritz Hensey
Research Abroad: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México
M.A. in Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: A comparison of Mexican and Venezuelan hedges as expressions of politeness in interview dialogues
Committee: Jerry Morgan (chair), Anna María Escobar
B.A. in Spanish and Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Minor: Latin American Studies
Study Abroad: Universidade Pontifícia Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, semester; Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, year