EDUCATION 

2006 
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics. University of Pittsburgh. Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures.
Dissertation: “The use of the preterite and the present perfect in the Spanish of Lima” (May 4, 2006)
Dissertation Director: José Pascual Masullo

2005  
Certificate of Advanced Study in Latin American Studies. Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2002     
M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics. University of Pittsburgh. Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

1996-1997     
Master’s level coursework in Educational Administration. Universidad de Lima, Peru.

1990  
Licentiate Degree in Language and Literature. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima. Hispanic Linguistics Major
 
1979-1984      
B. A. in Humanities. Faculty of Humanities, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima.
Concentration: Hispanic Language and Literature
Bachelor’s Degree Thesis: “The category Water in Andean worldview. Semantic  values and cultural identity”  (“La categoría Agua en la cosmovisión Andina. Valores semánticos e identidad cultural”). 1988
Advisor: Enrique Ballón Aguirre

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Department of Foreign Languages
4505 Maryland Parkway. Box 5047
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5047