Isabel
Parra, a native of Chile, is an Assistant Professor of Spanish
in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College. She teaches Spanish
language and Hispanic Culture courses, and she is currently
the Academic Coordinator for Foreign Languages in her
Division.
She earned a Doctorate of Education with concentrations in
Literacy/TESL from the University of Cincinnati. Her
dissertation was written about oral proficiency testing and
language progress over time. For this work, she was nominated
for the Garvin Award and she was named Outstanding Doctoral
Student, Literacy Program from the College of Education, U.C.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Professor Parra earned a M.A.
in Spanish from U.C. and her B.A. in English Pedagogy from the
University of Chile.
Professor Parra began working with the University of
Cincinnati’s International Coop Program the first year Spanish
was offered. She has remained affiliated with the program
since then, designing the curriculum and instructing classes.
Updated:
10/14/2003
