Dr. Brian Hibbs, Dr. Angel Steadman, Dr. Kayo Shintaku, Dr. Bonnie Holmes
Panelists: Dr. Brian Hibbs, Dr. Angel Steadman, Dr. Kayo Shintaku, Dr. Bonnie Holmes
Moderator: Mariana Centanin Bertho
Panelist Bios
Brian Hibbs, Ph.D., (SLAT 2014) is an Associate Professor of Education at Dalton State College. He teaches courses in Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching Methodology, and Culture and Education to prepare elementary education teacher candidates to work with English learners in their own instructional contexts. His scholarly interests include applied linguistics, education prep, faculty development, intercultural competence, language teaching methodology, SLA, study abroad, and SoTL.
Kayo Shintaku (SLAT 2018) is a faculty member at the Dept. of Global Interdisciplinary Studies and a coordinator of the Japanese Language and Cultural Studies Program at Villanova University. Her research interests include technology-mediated L2 pedagogy and learning, autonomous and self-directed learning, and literacy practices with entertainment media, such as digital games, anime, and manga.
Dr. Bonnie C. Holmes (Ph.D., SLAT 2017) is a language learning specialist and Associate Professor of Spanish at Southern Oregon Univ., a small, public liberal arts institution in Ashland, Oregon. She teaches courses in language, bilingualism, language acquisition, and teacher education, and has interdisciplinary affiliations with the MAT & SLI graduate programs, and English, Education & TESOL undergrad programs. Her particular research focus is critical and transformative pedagogy in language education, and she specializes in high-impact practices such as service-, project- and place-based learning, and equitable language education for Heritage/Latinx learners.
Dr. Angel Steadman (SLAT 2020) is a full-time faculty member at Highline College in Oregon, in the English Language, Career, and Academic Prep (ELCAP) department, specializing in ESOL.
