Dr. Toni Lampell

Instructor

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Biography

Toni Lampell is a dedicated educator with over 20 years of experience teaching Spanish in various countries, including Bangladesh and El Salvador. She has earned a graduate degree in Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo and holds a Master's in Hispanic Studies from Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala. Toni has also moderated literary workshops in El Salvador and Guatemala, and coordinated Spanish literary clubs in Uruguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and San Diego. As a passionate advocate for Latin American culture and literature, she focuses on helping her students appreciate, understand, and relate to the diversity and richness of the Spanish language. She believes that learning a new language provides the tools to understand different cultures and the world we live in. Her research interests include migration, identity, and literature in Hispanic countries, particularly in Central America.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).