Education: B.A. in Linguistics, TESOL / SLAT (Second Language Acquisition and Teaching) certification. Masters degree in Educational Sciences, with honors, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Currently a PhD candidate, Universiteit Utrecht.
Work Experience: I have taught in a number of countries including Israel, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the U.S., and Thailand. In addition to English, I have also taught Philosophy, Sex Education / Health, P.E., Personal Safety, Math, History and Science.
Prior to my work in linguistics, I was a psychology major. I have maintained a connection to the field via my graduate and post-graduate work critically examining issues related to resilience and the problematization , medicalization, and over-medication of so-called “at-risk” youth.