About

I am currently the Senior Assistant Vice Provost for Experiential Learning and Outreach at Indiana University, Bloomington. I work to expand and enhance the quality of authentic, hands-on, and work-integrated learning opportunities for undergraduate students and deepen mutually beneficial local, national, and global partnerships.

I have held two previous roles at IUB, both in the School of Education. As the Executive Director of Student Success in the Office of Undergraduate and Teacher Education in the School of Education, I led the many student services offices dedicated to the holistic student experience and the Transition to Teaching program. I also collaborated with other offices to advance P-12 engagement, recruitment, accreditation, and international efforts. As the Assistant Director of Global Gateway for Teachers, I worked to both prepare and facilitate teacher candidates’ student teaching in the Navajo Nation, Chicago Public Schools, and abroad in over 20 countries.

Prior to coming to IU, I earned my Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish & Latin American Studies) and served as the Outreach Coordinator at U-M’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center. I then joined the faculty at DePauw University as Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies. My professional experience in Latin America has given me valuable insight into how students engage culture and high impact experiences to make meaningful connections between themselves and their future classrooms.

I also research and publish on the colonial legacies of modern-day Mexico and Latin America, including environment and culture, the politics of care work, and teaching about Latin American migration. While my research focuses on Mexico, my teaching speaks broadly to Latin America and its relationship to the United States. I bring a design based mentality to teaching and curriculum building, adapting my instructional design and pedagogical approaches to move toward more critical and literacy based pedagogies in L2 and cultural studies courses.

Find me on LinkedIn or send me an email at paigeandersson@protonmail.com or paiander@iu.edu

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