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James E. Alatis, Co-Director
Dr. Alatis is Dean Emeritus of the School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University. He is also Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Modern Greek and Senior Advisor to the Dean of Georgetown College for International Language Programs and Research. Dean Alatis served as the first Executive Director of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from1966-1987. Prior to his appointment as Dean of the SLL, Dr. Alatis was employed by the U.S. Department of State as English Teaching and Testing Specialist, and the U.S. Office of Education where he worked in language research and materials development in the less commonly-taught languages. Dean Alatis currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS), and the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL). |
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Anna Uhl Chamot, Co-Director
Dr. Chamot is Professor of Secondary Education (ESL and Foreign Language Education) in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development of the George Washington University. She has directed a number of studies investigating the language development of second and foreign language learners and has authored books and articles on language learning strategies. She codesigned and has written extensively about the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) and spent seven years implementing the CALLA model in the Arlington Public Schools in Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in ESL and applied linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Anup P. Mahajan, Executive Director
Anup P. Mahajan is Project Director of The National Capital
Language Resource Center. He draws from a graduate background in
Sociolinguistics from Georgetown University, over seven years of
experience in the corporate financial sector, and is currently pursuing a
doctorate. Amongst other foci, he directs the recently funded South
Asian Languages K-12 Research Study, a U.S. Department of Education
International Research and Studies (IRS) grant. Also active in the
philanthropic sector, he is an Associate Board Member of the National
Museum of Language, and is a regular contributor to special exhibits.
A life-long admirer of classical music, he plays the violin. He has
studied Latin, French, Ancient Greek, Marathi, Hindi, and most
recently, Japanese. |
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Leah Mason, Outreach Coordinator
Leah is an Ed.D. Candidate in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University where she also received an M.Ed.. Her dissertation research focuses on the implementation of language education policy in the United States. Leah has completed research projects on small learning communities and inquiry based instruction for the National Center for the Restructuring of Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST) and the Student Press Initiative. She has taught ESL in Maryland and EFL in Austria as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant. She is a Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education Research Fellow and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. |
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Candice Michalowicz, Research Assistant
Candice graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She is planning to pursue a Masters in Business Administration. Having a deep appreciation for the arts, she brings a unique expertise to NCLRC in blending language instruction with Western European schools of art. In addition to other responsibilities, she is a research assistant for the recently funded South Asian Languages K-12 Research Study, a U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies (IRS) grant. Always a believer in giving back to the academic community, Candice is an advisor in a University program for incoming freshmen. |
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Margaret Malone, Senior Testing Associate, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
As Senior Testing Associate, Margaret E. Malone directs projects related to test development and research. Her current areas of interest include oral proficiency assessment and program evaluation as well as improving understanding of language testing by educators. Her current projects include a research study of user beliefs about the Internet-based TOEFL, development of online courses to increase educators’ knowledge of language assessment and development of the multimedia rater training program for Arabic. Dr. Malone received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University and has directed language testing for Peace Corps-Worldwide and taught language testing and teaching methods at American University and Georgetown University. |
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Catharine Keatley, Senior Researcher
Dr.Keatley served as a TESOL teacher in the Peace Corps in Senegal, received an M.A. in Remedial Reading and Learning Disabilities from New York University, and later received her Ph.D. from Hong Kong University in Cognitive Psychology with a specialization in the organization of bilingual memory. Most recently, Dr. Keatley has served as senior analyst of the NCLRC “Learning Strategies in Elementary Immersion Programs” research project and Project Director of Project Accelerated Literacy, a study of literacy acquisition in low-literacy ESOL high students. Dr. Keatley has beenProject Director of the NCLRC since 2001. |
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Dora Johnson, Arabic K-12 Project Consultant
Dora has worked at CAL for over four decades. Most of her projects have involved addressing various aspects of the less commonly taught languages. She has conducted and published surveys on materials and needs. She has developed language learning materials LCTLs and worked on literacy issues for adults whose language is other than English. She directs the Arabic K-12 Project that is focused on increasing the teaching and learning of Arabic in the U.S. and in supporting teachers and administrators in their efforts. Ms. Johnson holds an M.A. in Linguistics from the Hartford Seminary Foundation. |
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Christine Foster Meloni, Culture Club Editor
Dr. Meloni is Associate Professor Emeritus in English as a Foreign Language at the George Washington University. She holds a B.A. from Wells College and an M.A. from the Middlebury College Graduate School of Italian in Florence, Italy in Italian language and literature. She also holds Master's degrees in the philosophy of education from the University of Rome and in linguistics from American University. She has a doctorate in higher ed/international education from the George Washington University. She has taught ESL/EFL in Italy and Washington, DC. She has also taught Latin and Italian. Christine is currently teaching ESL at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA. |
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