Specialization:
Iberian Linguistics
Education:
Ph.D. - Hispanic Languages and Literatures: emphasis in Applied Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Certificates - College and University Teaching, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. - World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, West Virginia University
B.A. - English Studies, University of Murcia, Spain
B.A. - Education, University of Murcia, Spain
Bio:
Dr. Alexandra Lopez-Vera is an Assistant Professor of Medical Education and the Director of the Medical Spanish program at the California University of Science and Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures with an emphasis in Applied Linguistics from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Public Health from Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Lopez-Vera is also part of the Advisory Board of the Colton Free Clinic in Southern California and also works for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center providing medical Spanish instruction to residents. With a decade of experience teaching at the university level, she now trains future physicians and residents to provide excellent care to Hispanic patients.
Research:
Second Language Acquisition; Applied Linguistics; Pedagogical conditions and Second Language Teaching