About Me
Hello! I am a professional educator with over fifteen years of experience in academic advising, language teaching, and program coordination. I am currently a doctoral student at the University of Basque Country in Spain. My research focus is language learning beyond the classroom and the impact of immersive environments on autonomy, agency, and well-being. I am passionate about equity in education and enthusiastic about student success. In my free time, I love yoga, dance fitness, hiking, paddleboarding, coffee, travel, books, cross-country skiing, and (of course) languages.
Quotes from Students
A few comments from previous students about my teaching, advising, and study abroad programs...
This program helped me understand how Sweden views itself and other countries, especially how it conceptualizes its position in colonialism and how it views free speech and how it balances individual versus collective goals.
I learned about and experienced Swedish and Finnish culture, got a new perspective on what being an activist means, understood more about art, and had an amazing adventure!
This was my first time in Sweden, as well as Europe in general, and since I came into this program with minimal knowledge on the history, current struggles, and culture of Scandinavia, I've felt like I learn so much.
This program has opened me up to so much. From types of art, ways of thinking about art, and making art, to mindfulness exercises and new ways of appreciating my positionality….
I've definitely become more confident and independent throughout this program. I've also gotten comfortable being alone, solo-traveling, and meeting new people, among many other things, and I feel like I now have a better understanding of myself.
Classes are always fun and engaging!
Thank you for everything!!! You are truly one of the best (if not the best) instructor I’ve had at UW. Your energy and love for the subject helps students learn so much.
Everyday I learned something new.
Everyday Kim challenged us which I think is really important when learning a language.
This class was a highlight of my 2020 pandemic year. I appreciate that I was challenged and that Kim was encouraging as we navigated language acquisition in a virtual setting!
I think the variety in types of class lessons from lectures to group work to talking with Swedes was really helpful.
I appreciated the varied learning activities, from making videos, to reading books, to writing, to speaking with native speaker!
I felt comfortable making mistakes, which was really helpful. I tried my best, of course, but it was understood that I wasn’t going to do everything perfectly and that was okay!
Kim really cares for us- keep that compassion! We notice and appreciate it.
This language course uses multiple methods for teaching/understanding Swedish. We listen, write, speak, watch media relevant to current events in Sweden, work in groups, and have the opportunity to do Nordic-related community events in Seattle. This dynamic combination of events, opportunities, written, oral and group work ensures that all students have at least one channel through which to deeply absorb the material. It is highly interactive.
My Swedish has made massive improvements and i’ve learned more about language as a whole.
The greatest asset to the class, in my opinion, was the instructor herself. She is very welcoming and actively helpful, and she makes it fun.
Kim’s enthusiasm and understanding of the diversity of skills sets between students was exceptional .
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