My name is Sara de Blas Hernández and I am a Ph.D. candidate in Spanish Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. My research focuses on second language acquisition, multisensory approaches to teaching and learning —particularly through food-based activities— and interdisciplinary collaboration amongst linguistic and literature scholars. Feel free to explore the different sections of this webpage to get to know me and my work better!
Summer 25: I will be teaching two courses for the Communication and Culture Program at the UC Davis International Center: Everyday Expressions and Idioms and Intercultural Research Project.
Summer 25: I received a Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowship from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Spring 25: I was elected Public Relations Organizing Director for the Graduate Student Association.
Spring 25: I received a NFMLTA/MLJ Dissertation Writing Support Grant.