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Gabriela C. Zapata
Associate Professor in Education, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Biography
Dr. Gabriela C. Zapata was born in Rosario, Argentina. She received her MA in TESOL and PhD in Spanish (Linguistics track) from the Pennsylvania State University in the United States. While at Texas A&M University, Dr. Zapata served as an ADVANCE Administrative Fellow in the Office for Diversity. Throughout her career, she has also directed/coordinated six Spanish and Portuguese basic language programs in public and private universities in the United States and Canada.
Expertise Summary
Dr Zapata offers doctoral supervision in the following areas: Generative AI in higher education (assessment, AI literacy, teacher education); multiliteracies (Learning by Design) and second/heritage/community language teaching and learning; multimodal social semiotics; multimodality in second/heritage/community language education; computer supported collaborative learning.
Dr Zapata is no longer accepting new students for next academic year (starting in Autumn 2025).