Hayden Holman

Hayden Holman is a Teaching Assistant and Spanish Instructor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky. Current roles include Vice-president of the Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Association (HIGSA) for 2023-24 and 2024-25. Affiliated as a KFLC Hispanic Studies Graduate Assistant (GA) during 2024-25.

Teaching responsibilities include foundational Spanish courses:

• SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I
• SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II
• SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish I
• SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish II

Research interests focus on:

• Linguistics
• Second language acquisition
• Applied linguistics
• Sociolinguistics

with emphasis on pedagogical applications in Spanish language education.