Abril Jimenez

Abril Jimenez serves as Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Self-Instructional Language Program at Davidson College, specializing in Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) with focus on lexical pragmatics and multilingual grammar acquisition.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Bilingualism and SLA, Rutgers University
• M.A. in Spanish, San Diego State University
• B.A. in Linguistics, San Diego State University

Her research examines language processing in multilingual contexts, particularly pragmatic and grammatical development. She actively bridges academia and public discourse through community outreach initiatives promoting evidence-based understanding of multilingualism.

As Director of the Self-Instructional Language Program, she expands access to less commonly taught languages. Her service includes board membership with Bilingualism Matters—a global research advocacy network based in Edinburgh—where she advances bilingual education policy and public awareness.