Teaching & Study Abroad

Emily Lupita Plum held a graduate assistantship at the Iowa State University Study Abroad Center where she worked primarily with Spanish-speaking programs in Spain, Mexico, and Peru. She was also co-chair of the 2007 Study Abroad Fair and Coordinator of the Year of Study Abroad Essay Contest.

Emily was the Assistant to the Director of the ISU in Spain, Alicante program, Summer 2006, as well a Teaching Assistant, World Languages and Cultures, for SPAN 195x in Alicante. She has presented papers at the Association for Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean annual conferences including, “Socially Conscious Programming in Pre-Departure Orientation” in Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico, 2006, and “Essay Contests: A Formal Forum for Study Abroad” at Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2007.

Previously, Emily was an Assistant Language Teacher of English on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan for three years. In Japan she studied Shorei kan Goju ryu Okinawa Karate under Master Jukoh Hirakawa. Emily has also worked as a kindergarten & fourth grade long-term substitute teacher. As an undergraduate, Emily studied on Central College Study Abroad Programs in Mexico (1 year), Spain (1 semester), and Wales (1 semester). She has traveled extensively, most recently to the beautiful country of Turkey.