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Dr. Julie Sellers serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of World and Classical Languages at Benedictine College, where she additionally coordinates the first-year Spanish sequence and acts as Department Assessment Coordinator. A native Kansan with extensive academic credentials, she previously held teaching positions at Fairmont State University, Laramie County Community College, and the University of Wyoming, and served as Foreign Language Training Specialist for the Wyoming Department of Education.
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Education, University of Wyoming
- M.A. in International Studies, University of Wyoming
- M.A. in Spanish Literature, Kansas State University
- B.A. in French and Spanish, Kansas State University
- Federally Certified Court Interpreter (English<>Spanish)
Dr. Sellers' research spans Caribbean cultural identity through music (particularly Dominican merengue and bachata), adult language acquisition pedagogy, and interpreter training. Her work reveals how musical genres construct national narratives while exploring innovative teaching methodologies for language proficiency. She also contributes to L.M. Montgomery studies through quixotic literary analysis of Anne of Green Gables, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between cultural identity and literary interpretation.
Recent publications (2022-2023) emphasize digital-age language teaching innovations and evolving bachata cultural narratives, while earlier works (2004-2018) established foundational research on Dominican musical identity. This trajectory shows consistent focus on language, culture, and pedagogy with increasing attention to technological integration in education.
Her scholarly excellence has been recognized through:
- Kansas World Language Association’s Teacher of the Year (2017)
- West Virginia Foreign Language Teacher of the Year (Post-Secondary) (2013)
- Honorable Mention, Guy Alexandre Paper Prize (2020)
As department chair and assessment coordinator, Dr. Sellers shapes curriculum development while applying her court interpreter experience to practical language applications. Her editorial work for McGraw-Hill Higher Education and state/federal interpreter certification demonstrate commitment to bridging academic theory and real-world language practice, though specific grant details remain unmentioned in available sources.
No dedicated research laboratories are referenced, though her collaborative publications indicate productive academic partnerships, particularly with Laura Kanost in interpreter training literature.
