Skills & Talents
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Training & Development Team Lead
Office of Medicaid Innovation, University of Illinois System
Champaign, Illinois
At the Office of Medicaid Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, I lead a team of instructional and graphic designers as we work with Medicaid-enrolled clients across the state. I use learning experience design principles along with animated video creation to make engaging and responsive eLearning courses. My expertise in instructional design and multimedia development allows me to create learning experiences that are both effective and visually compelling.
2020 - 2022
Learning & Development Specialist
Provider Assistance & Training Hub, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
As a learning and development specialist, I designed and developed instructor-led, blended, and eLearning courses and training programs for Medicaid-enrolled behavioral health providers across the state of Illinois. I collaborated with subject matter experts to create effective learning experiences that met their needs.
2015 - 2020
Course Designer & Instructor
English as a Second Language Programs, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
As a university instructor, I gained experience in various aspects of curriculum design and development. Working with a list of bullet points and a textbook, I developed and designed instructor-led courses for English as a Second Language for both graduate and undergraduate students.
Education
2020
Ph.D. in Generative Second Language Acquisition
Department of English and German Philology
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
2015
Master's in Theoretical & Applied Linguistics
Department of Translation & Language Sciences
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
2014
Bachelor's in Linguistics & Spanish w/ TESOL Emphasis
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa