Works (18)
2025 conference paper
Exploring and “Crafting” Teacher Identity through Critical Personal Narratives
TESOL 2025 International Convention & Expo. Presented at the TESOL 2025 International Convention & Expo, Long Beach, CA.
Event: TESOL 2025 International Convention & Expo at Long Beach, CA
2024 conference paper
Multimodal Identity Text Projects: Tapping into Learners
Community Cultural Wealth. TESOL 2024 International Convention & Expo. Presented at the Community Cultural Wealth. TESOL 2024 International Convention & Expo, Tampa, FL.
Event: Community Cultural Wealth. TESOL 2024 International Convention & Expo at Tampa, FL
2024 journal article
Opportunities and challenges of U.S.-based professional development for English language teachers in Azerbaijan
International Journal of Educational Researchers, 15(4), 1–19.
2024 conference paper
Reflection on Roots While Forging the Future: Exploring Teacher Identity
Carolina TESOL Conference. Presented at the Carolina TESOL Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Event: Carolina TESOL Conference at Myrtle Beach, SC
2023 journal article
A community-based organization in North Carolina: Facilitating transitions from high school to college for refugee-background students
School and Community Journal, 33(2), 63–95.
2023 conference paper
Community-Based Organizations Facilitating College Access as Literacy Brokers for Refugee-Background Students
Literacy Research Association Conference. Presented at the Literacy Research Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Event: Literacy Research Association Conference at Atlanta, GA
2023 conference paper
Connecting with Multilingual, Immigrant, and Refugee Students: A Semester-Long Project to Engage English Students with their Community
NC State Conference on Faculty Excellence. Presented at the NC State Conference on Faculty Excellence, Raleigh, NC.
Event: NC State Conference on Faculty Excellence at Raleigh, NC
2023 journal article
Digital history for multilingual learners: Utilizing inquiry kits
Social Education, 87(2), 124–128.
2023 conference paper
Innovative Language Experiences
SETESOL Conference. Presented at the SETESOL Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Event: SETESOL Conference at Myrtle Beach, SC
2023 journal article
Portraits of young refugee women’s identities, experiences, and beliefs in relation to college-going
English Teaching: Practice & Critique, 22(3), 368–380.

2023 conference paper
Young Refugee Women’s Paths to College: Identities, Experiences, and Beliefs
TESOL 2023 International Convention & English Language. Presented at the TESOL 2023 International Convention & English Language, Portland, OR.
Event: TESOL 2023 International Convention & English Language at Portland, OR
2022 conference paper
A Portrait of an Afghan Refugee’s Journey to Higher Education: A Convergence of the Power of Critical Literacy and the Potential of Community Cultural Wealth
2022 Literacy Research Association Annual Convention. Presented at the 2022 Literacy Research Association Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Event: 2022 Literacy Research Association Annual Convention at Phoenix, AZ
2022 conference paper
Engaging Linguistically-Diverse Families for Multilingual Student Success
Fall 2022 Carolina TESOL Conference. Presented at the Fall 2022 Carolina TESOL Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Event: Fall 2022 Carolina TESOL Conference at Greensboro, NC
2022 conference paper
Factors of Success for College-Going Immigrant/Refugee-Background Students
Carolina TESOL Conference. Presented at the Carolina TESOL Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Event: Carolina TESOL Conference at Greensboro, NC
2022 conference paper
StoryCorps and TED Talks: Communicative Language Teaching Strategies for ESL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Convention. Presented at the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Convention, Pittsburg, PA.
Event: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Convention at Pittsburg, PA
2021 conference paper
“What I learn is: Be brave and never give up!” Supporting students’ resilience in the classroom.
Carolina TESOL Annual Conference. Presented at the Carolina TESOL Annual Conference.
Event: Carolina TESOL Annual Conference
2016 journal article
Countering silence and reconstructing identities in a Spanish/English two-way immersion program Latina mothers' pedagogies in el nuevo sur
Immigration and Education in North Carolina: the Challenges and Responses in a New Gateway State, 6, 195–220.
2016 journal article
Third space openings at a two-way immersion elementary school in North Carolina: Lessons from parent language classes
BILINGUAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 39(2), 107–120.
