Paulina I Chapa
Ph.D. student, Collegue of Education
M.Ed. in Spanish as a Foreign Language, Tech México Universidad Tecnológica, 2025
M.A. in Education, Learning and Neurocognition, Instituto de Enlaces Educativos, 2023
B.A. in Psychology, Instituto de Estudios Universitarios, 2023
M.A. in Human Development, Instituto Agustín Palacios Escudero, 2022
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction in Bilingual Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2019
M.A. in Psychomotricity, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, 2012
B.A. in Graphic Design, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, 2008
Email: paulinachapa@utexas.edu
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M.Ed. in Spanish as a Foreign Language, Tech México Universidad Tecnológica, 2025
M.A. in Education, Learning and Neurocognition, Instituto de Enlaces Educativos, 2023
B.A. in Psychology, Instituto de Estudios Universitarios, 2023
M.A. in Human Development, Instituto Agustín Palacios Escudero, 2022
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction in Bilingual Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2019
M.A. in Psychomotricity, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, 2012
B.A. in Graphic Design, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, 2008
Email: paulinachapa@utexas.edu
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Paulina has 16 years of teaching experience with multiple topics and contexts focused on education, learning, language, and bilingualism to students across Mexico, the United States, China, and Russia. Her research interests focus on bilingualism, second language maintenance, language learning beliefs, foreign language anxiety, communities of practice, plurilingualism, educational storytelling, learning strategies, and the social, emotional, and cognitive processes that contribute to language acquisition and learning.
Paulina is passionate about learning, teaching, and researching, and she is committed to continuing to do each of them. She holds five masters degrees, including Bilingual Education, Spanish as a Foreign Language, Neurocognition, Human Development, and Psychomotricity, as well as two bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Graphic Design. She is certified as an English and Spanish teacher. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Bilingual/Bicultural Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also has worked as a TA, AI, and GRA.
Paulinas academic work has earned recognition through multiple honors and national awards, including the CONAHCYT scholarship award, research recognition in her first master's degree, honors and research recognition in her second master's degree, and the CONAHCYT scholarship and award for her Ph.D. in Austin.
Paulina is passionate about learning, teaching, and researching, and she is committed to continuing to do each of them. She holds five masters degrees, including Bilingual Education, Spanish as a Foreign Language, Neurocognition, Human Development, and Psychomotricity, as well as two bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Graphic Design. She is certified as an English and Spanish teacher. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Bilingual/Bicultural Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also has worked as a TA, AI, and GRA.
Paulinas academic work has earned recognition through multiple honors and national awards, including the CONAHCYT scholarship award, research recognition in her first master's degree, honors and research recognition in her second master's degree, and the CONAHCYT scholarship and award for her Ph.D. in Austin.
