Catalina Méndez Vallejo – Project Coordinator
Catalina Méndez Vallejo works in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese as Associate Director of the Spanish Language Program. She has recently taught courses at the 200- and 300-level and has coordinated the Aprendo project. She received a dual PhD in Linguistics and Hispanic Linguistics from Indiana University in 2009. While she specializes in syntax, she has also conducted research on the effects of prosody in requests and Spanish word order, sociolinguistic variation in Spanish future tenses, and socio-pragmatic change in discourse markers and forms of address. She is currently working on the semantic and pragmatic features of the Focalizing Ser structure in Spanish.
Ben Johnston – Senior Educational Technologist
Ben Johnston works with faculty and students across Princeton University to facilitate the integration of digital platforms and implementation of technology tools into coursework. Formerly Manager of the Humanities Resource Center and Humanities Computing Specialist in the Center for Digital Humanities, Ben has filled many roles at Princeton in support of technology and education during his 10 years at the University. Prior to Princeton, Ben worked at Bryn Mawr College and at Columbia University. He holds an undergraduate degree from Earlham College and a Master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. As Senior Educational Technologist, Ben has developed the Aprendo sites and provides technical support for faculty and students.
