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Priscila López-Beltrán Forcada
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics & Language Science
M.A. in Education and Applied Linguistics
NSF Dissertation Improvement Award Recipient
Foreign Fulbright Scholar
RESUME
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Background
I am an experienced researcher, data analyst and foreign language educator.
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During my education at Penn State I was trained as a professional researcher in Psycholinguistics, dedicating my life to exploring and researching the processes and scientific mechanisms underlying the languages we speak. I have received several awards and a major NSF grant for my research, with projects and publications that you can learn more about below.
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During my academic career, doing research has afforded me the opportunity to become a data scientist with strong data analysis skills. In the pat five years, I have collected, cleaned and analyzed a plethora of datasets. In addition, I have continued my education in data analytics through diverse courses and I am now proficient in programming languages such as R, Python and SQL.
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As a foreign language educator, I am adept at creating comprehensive and well-rounded curricula that meets education requirements and standards. I am also familiar with multiple methodologies and teaching modes such that I am able to adapt quickly and easily to new teaching environments. My research background is a power tool at the service of designing better pedagogical practices through science.
Skills
Microsoft Suite
R
Python
SQL
Keras
PyTorch
Gorilla
Qualtrics XM
E-prime
PsychoPy
Work
experience
Administrative Assistant at Instituto Cervantes, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Administrative and Academic support.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate-level Spanish language and Linguistics courses.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant at Universidad de Granada
Undergraduate English as a Foreign Language, Advanced level.
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Education
The Pennsylvania State University (USA)
​2016 – 2021
M.A./Ph.D. in Linguistics and Language Science
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Universidad de Granada (Spain)
2014 – 2016
M.A. in Education.
Specialization in Foreign Language Teaching (English)
Universidad de Granda (Spain)
2013 – 2015
M.A. in English Literature and Linguistics
Specialization in Applied Linguistics
Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
2009 – 2013
B.A. In English studies
Focus focus on Applied Linguistics.
Seminars
and Talks
Data Analysis and Experimental Design Seminar
January - April, 2021 at The Pennsylvania State University.
How to design a pupillometry study: Beginner's Guide
October 2021 at The Pennsylvania State University.
R-Maggedon: R for Data Science Seminar
Taught throughout the course of two semesters during 2017-2019 for the Language & Aging Lab (PI Dr. Michele Diaz) at The Pennsylvania State University. Co-taught with Dr. Hossein Karimi (currently at Mississippi State University).
Publications
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Awards
AWARDS
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2020 – National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award.​
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2017 & 2019 – PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education)
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2016-2018 – Foreign Fulbright Scholarship recipient​.
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PUBLICATIONS
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López-Beltrán, P., & Dussias, P. (under review). Heritage speakers’ online processing of the Spanish subjunctive: A pupillometric study [Currently undergoing minor revisions for the Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism journal].
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López-Beltrán, P. (2021). Heritage speakers’ online processing of the Spanish subjunctive: A comprehensive ecological study. Spanish as a Heritage Language Journal, 1 , 247-53. https://doi.org/10.5744/shl.2021.1462
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López-Beltrán, P., Johns, M. A., Dussias, P. E., Lozano, C., & Palma, A. (2021). The effects of information structure in the processing of word order variation in the second language. Second Language Research, 5, 1-32, 1,. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658321992461
López-Beltrán, P. & Carlson, M. (2020). How usage-based approaches to language can contribute to a unified theory of heritage grammars. Linguistics Vanguard, 6, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2019-0072
Languages
Spanish
English
French
German
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