
Position Title
WRaCS Doctoral Student
Spanish
Position Title
WRaCS Doctoral Student
Spanish
Bio
Teaching Experience:
- Lecturer in Spanish Composition & Spanish Applied Linguistics (2015-2019), Cairo University, Egypt
- Associate Instructor (UC Davis):
- SPA2 (Fall 24)
- SPA23 (Spanish Composition I) (Winter 25)
- SPA21Y (Intermediate Spanish) (Spring 25)
- UWP1 (Summer 25)
- Teaching Assistant (UWP, UC Davis):
- UWP12 (Fall 24 & Winter 25)
- UWP 106 (Spring 25)
Why did you choose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies?
I chose the D.E. in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies because it closely aligns with my academic and professional interests in multilingual, L2, and heritage writing. As someone passionate about teaching language and writing, I wanted structured opportunities to explore how multilingual students develop as writers and how best to support them. The D.E. has allowed me to engage more deeply with theories of L2 writing and has significantly enriched both my research and my teaching practices.
Education and Degree(s)
- Ph.D. Student in Spanish Linguistics (UC Davis)
- MA in Applied Linguistics for teaching Spanish as a FL (Nebrija University, Spain)
- BA in Arabic Language & Linguistics (Universidad de Alicante, Spain)
Honors and Awards
- Provost Fellowship 2023-2024
Research Interests & Expertise
- Spanish Linguistics
- Second Language Writing
- Heritage Speakers
- Language Pedagogy
Publications
- Sánchez-Gutiérrez, C. H., Minnillo, S., Fernández Mira, P., & Hernández, A. (2024). Prompt response variation in learner corpus research: Implications for data interpretation. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3(3), 100134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100134