Cindy Brantmeier

Professor Cindy Brantmeier (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Spanish. She is Co-Director of the Graduate Certificate in Language Instruction, Director of the Undergraduate Minor in Applied Linguistics, and Director of Teaching Assistant Training. She also oversees the advanced language courses in Spanish and department placement and assessment. Her empirical investigations concern adult second language reading, language research methodology, testing and assessment, and language learning and technology. Professor Brantmeier has a Language Research Laboratory, where she examines specific cognitive, linguistic, and affective contributions to adult L2 reading capabilities. Her research has appeared in journals such as The Modern Language Journal, System, Foreign Language Annals, and Reading in a Foreign Language. She has given invited presentations of her work in Argentina, Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Republic of Georgia, The Netherlands, Oxford (UK), and the USA. Professor Brantmeier holds affiliate appointments in the Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology program, the Linguistics program, and the Department of Education.