Teresa Pica

Background

Pica, Teresa was born on September 26, 1945 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, College New Rochelle, 1967; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1982.

Career

Speech pathologist, Head Start Program, Mount Vernon, New York, 1969; director speech, hearing and language services, Easton-Redding (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1969-1973; program director project STEP, Redding (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1976-1978; teaching fellow English language programs, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1982; assistant professor education, director educational linguistics and teaching English to speakers of other languages programs, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982-1989; associate professor education, chair language in education Department, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1989; Ethel G. Carruth associate professor education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1990. Consultant school districts Philadelphia, since 1984. Consultant, teacher program for foreign teaching assistants Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1984-1986.

Faculty TESOL summer institute, Barcelona, Spain, 1987.

Achievements

• Teresa Pica has been listed as a noteworthy Speech and language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

English teacher to non-English speaking citizens, Philadelphia, since 1979. Member American Association Applied Linguistics (Executive Committee), Teachers of English toSpeakers Other Langs.

Connections

Daughter of D. and I. (Palvario) P. Married Robert J. Hamilton.

Father:

D. Pica

Mother:

I. (Palvario) Pica

Spouse:

Robert J. Hamilton.