Kristi Newgarden

KristiNewgardenKristi has been the Director of UCAELI since 1998. She is responsible for all aspects of program management and development. Kristi holds a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and has taught extensively in intensive English programs overseas and in the U.S. She is a Ph.D. candidate in UConn’s Educational Technology program. Her research focuses on the affordances of virtual worlds for second language learning.