Education
- Ed.D. Bilingual Education, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, 2012
- M. A. Curriculum and Instruction,(Certifications: K-12 Linguistically Diverse Education, K-12 Spanish, Secondary English Language Arts)University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, 2007.
- B. A. English and Spanish, University of Colorado – Boulder, 2006
Teaching Experience
- 2012 – 2013, English as a Second Language Teacher, McAuliffe Elementary School
- 2009 – 2011, Instructor of Record and Graduate Assistant, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
- 2012, Enrichment Spanish Teacher, McAuliffe Elementary School
- 2007 – 2009, Spanish Teacher, Lewis Palmer High School
- 2007 – 2008, Spanish Teacher, Community Schools
- 2007, English Summer School Teacher, Creekside Middle School
- 2004 – 2006, English as a Second Language Adult Tutor, Intercambio de Comunidades
Courses Taught
- BLED 401: Foundations of Bilingual and ESL Education
- BLED 402: Bilingual Oral Language & Biliteracy Instruction
- BLED 412: Second Language Literacy for English Language Learners
- BLED 501: Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual and ESL Education
- EDBL 3325: Methods of Teaching English to Non-English Speaking Children
- EDBL 4316: Literacy Development for English Language Learners
- EDED 1301: Teaching as a Profession
- EDED 3318: Principals of Learning
Publications
- Riley, J. (2013). Bilinguals’ use of English and Spanish digitalk on Facebook status updates. International Journal of English Linguistics, 3(1), 1-18.http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijel/article/view/24235
- Riley, J., & Gomez, P. (2012). Review of Bilingualism in the USA by F. Field. Modern Language Journal, 96(4), 639-640.
- Riley, J. (2011). Influences of Facebook on English-Spanish bilinguals' writing. Journal of Border Educational Research, 10(1), 133-145
