Julia Emilia Bussade

Dr. Julia Emilia Bussade serves as an Instructional Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Director of Portuguese and Basic Spanish Programs at the University of Mississippi's Department of Modern Languages, within the College of Liberal Arts. She has been teaching since 1996, with expertise in Spanish and Portuguese linguistics, language education, and cultural studies.

• Education:
• B.A. in Portuguese and English (1987), Faculdade de Filosofia de Itaperuna, Brazil
• M.A. in English (1990), Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Ph.D. in Education (2010), University of Mississippi

Research Interests: Dr. Bussade focuses on integrating technology in language teaching, contextualized cultural pedagogy, distance learning methodologies, and legal translation/interpretation practices. Her dissertation explored faculty attitudes toward technology use in Spanish and Portuguese instruction at the University of Mississippi.

No specific articles or awards are listed in the provided text. She teaches courses such as Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers, Business Portuguese, Brazilian Culture & Civilization, and Special Topics in Portuguese.