- Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Vermont
- M.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Adelphi University
- Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), University of Cambridge, UK
- B.S., Psychology, Allegheny College
BIO
Dr. Elsa Richter has been teaching English learners in higher education since 2006, working as both a teacher and a program administrator. She currently serves as lecturer at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She previously served as the academic director and center director for the ELS Language Center at Roger Williams University.
Her research interests focus on sociolinguistics of educational technology and online pedagogy as well as assessment of and equity for non-native English speaking students in higher education. She currently studies the academic peer discourse of students in asynchronous online courses.
Dr. Richter holds a Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from ¶¶Òõ̽̽, a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA).
Courses
- Language Policy Issues, Race, & Schooling
- Teaching Reading & Writing to English Learners
- Developing Curriculum for English Learners
- Bilingual Education & Policy
- Introduction to Business Communication
Awards and Achievements
- Emerging Scholar, AERA Online Teaching & Learning Special Interest Group, 2020
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Vermont, 2016-2020
Area(s) of expertise
- TESOL
- Intercultural communication
- Second language acquisition
- Educational policy
Bio
Dr. Elsa Richter has been teaching English learners in higher education since 2006, working as both a teacher and a program administrator. She currently serves as lecturer at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She previously served as the academic director and center director for the ELS Language Center at Roger Williams University.
Her research interests focus on sociolinguistics of educational technology and online pedagogy as well as assessment of and equity for non-native English speaking students in higher education. She currently studies the academic peer discourse of students in asynchronous online courses.
Dr. Richter holds a Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from ¶¶Òõ̽̽, a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA).
Courses
- Language Policy Issues, Race, & Schooling
- Teaching Reading & Writing to English Learners
- Developing Curriculum for English Learners
- Bilingual Education & Policy
- Introduction to Business Communication
Awards and Achievements
- Emerging Scholar, AERA Online Teaching & Learning Special Interest Group, 2020
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Vermont, 2016-2020
Areas of Expertise
- TESOL
- Intercultural communication
- Second language acquisition
- Educational policy