Born in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, I have long been passionate about travel and language learning. After completing undergraduate studies in English literature and civilization at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, I specialized in teaching French as a foreign language. I earned a Maîtrise in French as a Foreign Language from Paris X-Nanterre and a D.E.S.S. in teacher training from Paris III–Sorbonne Nouvelle. Before moving to Chicago in 2002, I taught French language courses for second-language learners of all ages in Australia, Belgium, and France.
Since joining the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in 2002, I have taught French at all levels, with recent emphasis on novice- and intermediate-level courses. I also serve as first-year level coordinator and as the TalkAbroad liaison for the French program.
My primary interests are assessment and Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). I co-designed two Foreign Language Proficiency Assessments through the Chicago Language Center and developed FREN 145: French for Global Studies and Economics, a French for Professions course that I have taught each spring since 2020. I am currently collaborating with other UChicago language instructors on a domain analysis research project focused on languages for the health professions. As the parent of two French heritage speakers, I am also deeply committed to expanding the French heritage language offerings at UChicago.
Recent Courses in RLL
- FREN 10100 Beginning Elementary French I (Autumn 2018, Winter 2026)
- FREN 10100 Beginning Elementary French II (Autumn 2024, Winter 2025)
- FREN 10200 Beginning Elementary French II (Autumn 2025, Spring 2026)
- FREN 10300 Beginning Elementary French III (Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Winter 2023, Autumn 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2026)
- FREN 14500 French for Global Studies and Economics (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026)
- FREN 20100 Language History, and Culture I (Winter 2021, Autumn 2021, Winter 2022, Autumn 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Autumn 2025)
- FREN 20200 Language, History, and Culture II (Winter 2022)
- FREN 20300 Language, History, and Culture III (Autumn 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Winter 2020, Autumn 2020, Winter 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023)