Background
Porrata, Samuel M. was born on May 11, 1968 in San Juan. Arrived in the United States, 1987. Son of Samuel Luis and Angeles Josefina Porrata.
Porrata, Samuel M. was born on May 11, 1968 in San Juan. Arrived in the United States, 1987. Son of Samuel Luis and Angeles Josefina Porrata.
Bachelor, Hofstra University, 1991. Master of Arts, Villanova University, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, 1997.
Part-time instructor Villanova University, Pennsylvania, 1991-1993. Lecturer Ursinus College, Collegeville, spring 1993, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1996-1998. Adjunct instructor St. Joseph's University, 1995-1996.
Instructor Temple University Center City, 1996-1997, West Chester University, 1997-1999. Assistant professor, director international education Fairmont State College, West Virginia, 1999-2001. Assistant professor Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, 2001—2004, University Puerto Rico, since 2005.
Presenter in field.
Member Educational Testing Service, Modern Language Association, Northeast Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Faculty and Course Development in International Studies, National Association Foreign Students Advisors, International Society for Luso-Hispanic Humor, Sigma Delta Pi.
Married Sandra Porrata, December 8, 2000.