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Catherine DiFelice Box is a Lecturer of Educational Practice at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). She specializes in multilingual education, focusing on discourse analysis in diverse classroom settings and teacher training for ESL contexts. Dr. Box holds a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University and has taught in K-12, adult ESL, and international higher education environments.
- Education: PhD in Applied Linguistics (Columbia University), MA in English, Teaching Certification (not specified).
Her research examines communication dynamics in multilingual classrooms, particularly how teachers and students navigate language barriers and cultural contexts. Current projects include analyzing a multilingual elementary classroom and a grassroots political organization advocating for inclusive education policies. She consults with the U.S. Department of State on implementing English Medium Instruction (EMI) globally.
Publications include Talk in Institutions: A Lansi Volume (2014), exploring institutional discourse patterns. Beyond academia, she engages in social activism to challenge exclusionary educational agendas.
