About Me

I'm a Lithuanian-Canadian-American soon-to-be Peruvian linguist who believes in giving a voice to the Quechua speakers in Peru through quality intercultural bilingual education. While I don't believe my origins or academic history should define me or automatically give me exceptional authority in any area, my past certainly shapes me and my ideas.

Accept the following academic milestones as part of who I am, and join with me as we continue learning!

08/2012-07/2013          FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR (Peru – Lima and Andahuaylas)

                                      Post-baccalaureate academic research

                                      Project Title: Comparing Bilingual Education Systems in Peru

09/2007-06/2011           UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (USA)

· B.A. with Honors in Linguistics, Latin American Studies, and Spanish

· Senior Thesis: "Linguistic Discrimination in Peru: A Comparative Study"

05/2011                       Illinois Language and Linguistics Society 3 (University of Illinois, USA)

· Presentation of "Dialect discrimination in Peru: A comparative study"

08/2009-07/2010           PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PERU (Lima, Peru)

· Boren Scholar in Departments of Linguistics, Literature, and Anthropology

06/2006-07/2006           UNIVERSITY OF VILNIUS (Vilnius, Lithuania)

· Visiting student in the Department of Lithuanian Studies