M.A. Arts and Education, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Medical Technologist, Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
B.S. Biology, Carson Newman College
TESOL Certificate, University of Texas at Arlington

IEP Instructional Staff Member
ENFL Adjunct Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-6591
email: b.alvarez@tcu.edu

Barbara first taught English as a second language at TCU in 2001.
She is a learner of Spanish who has spent time studying in Ecuador.


M.A. Public Administration, University of Oklahoma
B.A. History with Asian Studies Concentration, University of Texas at Austin
Texas Teacher Certificate, University of Texas at Austin

IEP Adjunct Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-5515
email: s.blostein@tcu.edu

Steve joined the IEP in Spring 2011 after a career of 24 years as a
middle school principle. He has taught community college ESL in Texas
as well as EFL courses at two different universities
in South Korea. Steve also developed English programs
in Japan.




M.A. TESOL
B.S. Biblical Literature with Minor in Cross-cultural Communication, Dallas Christian College
Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Lincoln Seminary

IEP Adjunct Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-4069
email: s.peterson@tcu.edu

Shannon first taught ESL for TCU in the Spring of 2010, and she
joined the IEP as an instructor in the summer. She learned
Koine Greek and French as an undergraduate student and
studied Farsi for professional purposes. Shannon has lived and
worked in India, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and
the USA (in the states of Illinois and Texas).


Ph.D. Linguistics, Cornell University
M.A., Cornell University
M.A., University of Michigan
B.Th, Midwest Christian College

IEP Core Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-6066
email: t.crowell@tcu.edu

Tom has been an instructor in the IEP at TCU since 2005.
He is nearly fluent in the Portuguese of Brazil, where he lived several years;
and he has studied Bororo, French, and Spanish. Tom has also lived in Kenya.


M.Ed. Speech Communication and ESL, Texas Christian University
B.S. Speech Communication, Portland State University
Texas Teaching Certification
CELTA, International House

IEP Adjunct Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-4212
email: s.a.cole@tcu.edu

Stephanie received her M.Ed. degree from TCU in 2005 and
started teaching in the IEP at TCU in 2010. She has lived and worked
in Australia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore,
Thailand, and the USA (in the states of North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas),
studying Arabic, English, French, and Thai.



M.Ed. Bilingual/TESL Multicultural Education, University of Central Oklahoma
B.A.Ed. Fine Arts Education, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

ENFL Adjunct Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-7485
email: d.d.dirickson@tcu.edu

After receiving both his degrees,Dustin spent a decade living and working in Japan. He began
teaching in the IEP at TCU in January 2012. He speaks Japanese and French.


M.Ed. Secondary English Education, Texas Christian University
B.A. English and Psychology, Texas Christian University

IEP Core Faculty Member
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-5515
email: j.nolan@tcu.edu

Jana started teaching in the IEP at TCU in 2007.
She learned Spanish while a student at TCU; Romanian while working in Moldova;
and Jana has studied in South Africa as well.




Ph.D. English, Texas Christian University
M.A. Linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington
B.A. Foreign Service, Baylor University

IEP Director
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-6565
email: k.gayle@tcu.edu

Kurk came to TCU in 1995 to serve as the director. He grew up
speaking English and Vietnamese in Vietnam; he's also studied
Indonesian in Indonesia; and Japanese, Greek, Cherokee, and
Hebrew as a university student.


M.A. English/TESL, University of North Texas
B.S. Journalism, Texas Christian University

IEP Assistant Director
phone: 817-257-6864
email: k.h.brooks@tcu.edu

Kristen is a horned frog who obtained a degree from TCU first and began
a series of worldwide adventures as a student in England, Guatemala, and
then Germany, where she taught business English. With an MA in English/TESL,
she has taught in ESL programs at four different U.S. universities
and has worked as an IEP Assistant Director at two.

Lydia Cervantez, Office Manager

Associate's, Texas Wesleyan University
Licenses: Life and Health Insurance in the State of Texas

IEP Office Manager
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-7485
email: l.cervantes@tcu.edu

Lydia joined the IEP in 2011. She has lived and worked here in
Fort Worth her entire life. She brought with her 22 years of office
experience and enjoys her time spent helping others in the office.

Zhenya Gurina, Student Worker

M.Div. Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University
M.A. Cross-Cultural Communication, Voronezh State University, Russia
B.A. Linguistics, English, Voronezh State University, Russia

IEP Student Worker
office: Rickel 244
phone: 817-257-7485
email: e.e.gurina@tcu.edu

Zhenya came to the IEP in 2011. She speaks Russian, English, and Spanish. She has lived in Ukraine, Russia, and now Texas.