TESOL | Faculty and Staff

Program Director

Polina Vinogradova

Polina Vinogradova

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Director of TESOL Program

Dr. Vinogradova is an applied linguist interested in the use of digital technology in language education and in identity negotiation in multimodal personal narratives. Her recent research focuses on the development of multiliteracies and pedagogical ... [More]

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Faculty

Naomi Baron

Naomi Baron

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Executive Director, Center for Teaching, Research and Learning

Professor Baron is interested in electronically-mediated communication, writing and technology, and the history of English. A former Guggenheim Fellow and Fulbright Fellow, she has published seven books. Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile Wo... [More]

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Robin Barr

Robin Barr

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Linguist in Residence

Prof. Barr holds a PhD in Linguistics from Harvard with concentrations in both Indo-European and psycholinguistics. Her research on morphology involves the relationship between language learning and language change, and she is always happy to hear of... [More]

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Heather Linville

Heather Linville

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Instructor

Professor Linville has extensive experience as an administrator and instructor in English language and TESOL programs. She has also served as an English Language Specialist with the U.S. Department of State, building on her prior English Language Fel... [More]

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Ana-Maria Nuevo

Ana-Maria Nuevo

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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer



Younghee Sheen

Younghee Sheen

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Sheen received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Nottingham (UK). She holds an MA and EdM in Applied Linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her main research interest is instructed second language acquisition.... [More]

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Sarah Young

Sarah Young

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Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Young is an adult ESL specialist at the Center for Applied Linguistics, where she focuses on teacher training and professional development, language assessment, and instructional assistance to adult ESL practitioners around the country. She is ... [More]



Staff

Jill Bodley

Jill Bodley

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Administrative Assistant

Jill earned a dual BA in French and International Studies, specializing in Political Science, from Seattle University. Following graduation, she worked for a multinational law firm in New York for several years, and then moved to Cairo, Egypt, where ... [More]

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Graduate Assistants

Sharla Branscombe

Sharla Branscombe

Sharla Branscombe is from a small farming town in New Brunswick, Canada. She received her bachelor's degree at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, and has taught English overseas a couple of times: once in the Czech Republic and once in t... [More]



Elise Gorman

Elise Gorman

Elise received her degree in Middle Childhood Education from the University of Dayton. Following graduation, she taught middle school for four years and volunteered with WorldTeach as an English teacher in China for a year. She spent the past summer... [More]



Paige Reuber

Paige Reuber

After earning her BA in Human Development and Family Science, Paige worked for a family literacy program in DC. She was the Student Services Manager and taught basic computer, ESL, and parenting classes to adult students. She also volunteered for a... [More]