Julia Bussade

Julia Bussade is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Modern Languages Department at the University of Mississippi's College of Liberal Arts. She serves as Director of Portuguese and Basic Spanish Programs, focusing on language education and cross-cultural communication.

• B.A. in Portuguese and English from Faculdade de Filosofia de Itaperuna (1987)
• M.A. in English from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (1990)
• Ph.D. in Education with emphasis on TESOL from University of Mississippi (2010)

Her research explores:

• Technology integration in language teaching
• Legal translation methodologies
• Brazilian cultural representation in language curricula
• Distance learning pedagogies
• Court interpretation practices

Dr. Bussade teaches advanced Portuguese courses including Business Portuguese (PORT 311), Brazilian Cinema (PORT 399), and specialized topics in Portuguese and Spanish language instruction.

She has directed elementary language programs since joining the University of Mississippi faculty in 2010, with ongoing work examining technological facilitators and obstacles in language education through her dissertation research.