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Alida Nakic: Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Alida Nakic graduated with honors from the Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador, where she received her B.A. and M.A. in English as a Second Language. She has been teaching EFL and ESL for more than 15 years in Venezuela and in the United States. Her favorite experience is teaching English in multi-cultural settings, where students bring enriching experiences to the classroom from their countries. She enjoys being creative in the classroom and teaching through the use of games and songs. Email |
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Carole E. M. Franklin: Carole Franklin was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. She received her Certificate of Secondary Education in French and German from Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow, her M.A. in French and German from the University of Glasgow, and her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh. She has worked in various high schools in Glasgow teaching French and German, and at the Institute for Applied Language Studies at the University of Edinburgh teaching ESL/EFL. She has also taught EFL in France and Greece and ESL at the University of Iowa. Her research interest is cross-cultural communication. Email |
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Christen Savage: A proud Hoosier from a small town in northern Indiana, Christen spent two years in Italy where she studied at the Università di Bologna, received her CELTA certification, and worked in Rome as a Research and Project Manager. Upon returning to the United States, she received her M.A. in Italian Literature and her M.S. in Language Education from Indiana University in Bloomington. Before joining the LCC, she taught adults at the University of Georgia in Athens and at Duke University in North Carolina. She speaks Italian and Spanish. Christen enjoys teaching in the ESL setting and is especially interested in language learning strategies and the application of technology to language instruction. Email |
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Cory Stewart: was born in on a cold, rainy day in Houston, TX. After powering through an adolescence filled with hardships and various adversaries, Cory attended and subsequently graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX with a B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature and a double Minor in French and Communications. After accomplishing the extraordinary feat of graduation, Cory spent a year teaching Spanish to the previously monolingual students of Livingston High school. Yet, after one year of teaching, all of the students had learned fluent Spanish, leaving Cory to pursue another challenge as his job of teaching Spanish was complete. He decided to go to graduate school at Florida International University to obtain a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics so that he could travel the world teaching people of all walks of life the joys of speaking English. Cory taught in such exotic places as Korea, Australia, and Miami until one day he realized that he was most needed in his home town of Houston. He has been teaching at the University of Houston ever since. The end. Email |
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Geneva Tesh: Geneva Adams Tesh is originally from Somerset, Kentucky. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Louisville in Kentucky and her M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has taught ESL at Red Rocks Community College in Colorado, the Community College of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Camden County College in New Jersey. She has studied Spanish and Arabic. Research interests include ESL writing and assessment. Email |
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Gregory Urquhart: Greg Urquhart was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He has an M.A. in TESL from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. He is fluent in Polish, having spent four years in Poland teaching ESL (two of those years on a Fulbright Scholarship). He has taught at the LCC since 1977 and enjoys research on two-word verbs. Email |
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Gursharan Kandola: Gursharan Kandola was born in Punjab, India. She was educated and raised in the United Kingdom. She received her B.S. (Honors) in Applied Chemistry from De Montfort University, Leicester, U.K. She moved to California in 1992, and received her M.A. in Reading and Language Arts for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners from California State University, Chico. She speaks Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi and has traveled extensively worldwide, including Brunei, Canada, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the U.K. She has taught ESL, reading, chemistry, and Punjabi in various schools in Brunei, Malaysia and California. Her research interests include second language acquisition, brain research in learning languages, and speed reading for English language learners. Email |
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Jenifer Edens: Jenifer grew up in East Texas and earned a B.A. in English and Spanish from Stephen F. Austin State University. Her graduate certificate in TESOL and M.Ed. are from the University of Texas in Arlington. To better understand the challenges that her students face while living in a foreign country, she spent a year and a half teaching English in Guadalajara, Mexico. She is especially interested in the writing process. Email |
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Johanna Campbell: A native Texan, Johanna has studied in Chicago, Houston, and Sevilla, Spain. She received her BA in Politics and Government and began her teaching career working within refugee communities. She has taught English as a Second Language in the City College of Chicago, San Jacinto College, and the University of Houston. Since receiving her MA in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Houston, she has presented at professional conferences on her main research interests, which include cultural immersion in the language learning process, phonetics, and Second Language Acquisition. Email |
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Judy Kleeman: A native Houstonian, Judy received a B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in
Applied English Linguistics from the University of Houston. She previously
worked at the U.S. Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain, Houston Community College
Refugee Program, and University of Houston Accelerated Language Program. She
speaks Spanish fluently. Her research focuses on the use of Accelerated
Learning techniques in an intensive English setting. Email |
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Mary Kathleen Barrera: Kitty Barrera, a native Texan, received two degrees from the University of Houston, including her M.Ed. in (Language Arts) Curriculum and Instruction. She has also done graduate work in Biblical Studies. Her many years of experience have been with schools in Texas, Germany, and Suriname, teaching students at all levels. She has traveled extensively in Europe and South America and has studied Spanish. Before coming to the LCC, Kitty taught ESL at Houston Community College and other local schools. A special area of interest is the development and evaluation of ESL curriculum materials. Email |
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Michalina Mrugala: Michalina was born and raised in Poland. She received her B.A. in Spanish and her M.A. in Teaching English as Second Language from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. She has taught ESL at Arizona State University and Estrella Mountain Community College in Arizona. She has also coordinated ESL state requirements for a local charter school in Surprise, Arizona, where she taught Spanish as well. She speaks Polish and Spanish. Her interests include the influence of transfer, critical period, and language policy. Email |
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Sandra Carrettin-Mulvany: Sandra Carrettin-Mulvany was born in Ohio and attended Lake Erie College, where she received a B.A. in Fine Arts and Italian. She received her M.A. in Italian Language and Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles. She studied Italian culture and theater on a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Padua. Sandra has taught Italian and ESL in a variety of settings, both here and abroad, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe. She lived in Italy for three years and speaks fluent Italian. Her research interest is cross-cultural communication. Email |
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Susan McAlister: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Susan McAlister lived in Egypt as a child. She attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, but spent her junior year at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She returned to Lebanon in 1971 as a YMCA volunteer teacher. Susan received her M.A. in T.E.S.L. from the University of Illinois and completed her certification as an Academic Language Therapist (dyslexia specialist) in Wichita, Kansas. She has taught ESL and dyslexic students in California, Illinois, Kansas, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Texas. Her special area of interest is ESL students with learning differences. Email |
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Thong Q. Dang: Originally from Vietnam, Thong received his B.A. in English Language and Literature from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Vietnam and his M.A. in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Houston. As a teacher of English in both NNES and NES contexts for the past 25 years, he is interested in comparative linguistics, especially as applied to translation, academic writing, and English for children in NNES contexts, and has published a number of books in these areas. Email |
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Velva N. Fallin: As a child, Velva traveled in the U.S. and Europe with her military family. When she finally settled in San Antonio, Texas, she finished her undergraduate degree and taught in the public schools there. After receiving her M.A. in Bilingual-Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio, she spent one year studying Chinese and four years teaching English at both a national university and a private school in Northeast China. Velva enjoys teaching in an intensive English program and helping international students understand and enhance their cross-cultural experience in the U.S. Email |
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Vincent Tran: A UH Alumni with a BS degree, Vincent received his M.Ed. from Framingham State College while living in Poland. He spent three years teaching in Japan in public grade schools and at Kwansei Gakuin University. He received his TESOL certificate in Poland with SIT. He is fluent in Vietnamese and speaks some Japanese and Polish. Before joining the LCC, He worked as head of the ESL department at MTI College. He enjoys traveling and learning new cultural things. His research interests include behaviorist approaches to teaching reading and listening. Email |
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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of English
