Background
Jurkowitz, Lisa Amy was born in 1972 in New York City. Daughter of A. and J. Klein.
Jurkowitz, Lisa Amy was born in 1972 in New York City. Daughter of A. and J. Klein.
Bachelor in French, University Arizona, 1995. Master of Arts in French Pedagogy, University Arizona, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy in Second Language, Aquisition and Teaching, University Arizona, 2008.
Graduate teaching associate in French University Arizona, Tucson, 1995—2000. Freelance author Houghton Mifflin Public Company-World Languages College Division, 2001—2002. Member faculty English as Second Language Pima Community College, Tucson, since 2001, chairman department English as Second Language, 2003—2006, 2009—2010, adjunct faculty in French Tucson, 2000—2001.
Assistant coordinator French department basic language program University Arizona, Tucson, 1998—1999, co-chairman French department Southern Arizona language fair, 1998—1999, editor pedagogy and program administration, 1999—2000, research assistant collaborative computerized language classroom, 2000—2001, member hiring committee, 2002, coordinator English as Second Language orientations, since 2004, member hiring committee, 2005, member faculty senate, 2005—2007, co-chair college discipline area committee, 2008—2009. Adjunct faculty in French American Graduate School International Management, Glendale, Arizona, 2000. Presenter in field.
Member of American Association Teachers French (secretary-treasurer 2000-2001), Arizona Language Association, Partnership Across Languages, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, French Forum, Phi Beta Kappa (Faculty Mentor award 2010).
Married Dan Jurkowitz, 1996. 2 children.