Research Interests
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Heritage Language Acquisition
Classroom Language Acquisition
Feedback Processing
L2 Writing
Heritage Language Writing
Education
PhD in Spanish Linguistics and SLATE (2019-In Progress)
MA in Hispanic Studies- University of Kentucky (2019)
Middlebury Summer Portuguese School (2018)
BA in Spanish- University of Alaska Anchorage (2016)
Awards and Honors
Darlene Wolf Fellowship for SLATE Student with Outstanding Teaching and Academic Achievement (2022)
Best Graduate Student Paper in Spanish Linguistics (2022)
Timothy J. Rogers Memorial Summer Fellowship (2022)
Hispanic Studies Award for Second-Year Teaching Assistant (2019)
Hispanic Studies Award for Service to the Department (2019)
Wimberly C. Royster Graduate Excellence Award (2017-19)
Reedy Academic Excellence Stipend (2017-19)
Courses Taught
SPAN 303- Sounds of Spanish
SPAN 228- Spanish Composition
SPAN 142- Spanish for the Professions
SPAN 141- Introduction to Spanish Grammar
SPAN 122- Intensive Elementary Spanish
Intermediate Spanish I & II (University of Kentucky)
Elementary Spanish I & II (University of Kentucky)
Additional Campus Affiliations
2021-2023 Co-coordinator: Education Justice Project - Language Partners
Recent Publications
Bowles, M., & Gastañaga, K. (2022). Heritage, second and third language learner processing of written corrective feedback: Evidence from think-alouds. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 12(4), pp. 675-696. 10.14746/ssllt.2022.12.4.7.
Hurtado, I., & Gastañaga, K. (2021). Influence of Writing Instruction on Spanish Heritage Learners in Heritage-Only and Mixed Courses: A Longitudinal Study. Languages, 6(2), pp. 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages6020109