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Dr. Bermejo's research interests encompass Spanish linguistics, Spanish second language acquisition, Spanish heritage language acquisition, and language for specific purposes. Her key publications include the co-authored book Spanish Heritage Learners’ Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice (Routledge, 2020); “Developing an Electronic Placement Examination for Heritage Learners of Spanish: Challenges and Payoffs” (Hispania, 2010, co-authored); “Perceptions of Writing Anxiety and Self-efficacy in Spanish Heritage Language Learners” (Hispania, 2015 and 2016); “The Power of Belief: Spanish Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy and Student Performance on the National Spanish Exams” (Hispania, 2013); “A Modular Approach for Courses of Spanish for Heritage Language Learners” (Hispania, 2011); and “Heritage Language Learners, Allocation of Time to Writing Processes in English and Spanish” (Hispania, 2010). She co-authored a Spanish Placement Exam adopted by several U.S. universities, including Houston Christian University and the University of Houston, and consulted on multiple Cengage Spanish textbooks. Dr. Bermejo has presented at international symposia and conferences across the United States, South America, and Europe on Spanish as a second and heritage language. She served as Faculty Assembly President in 2021-2022, on dozens of committees, and as Faculty Sponsor for HCU Sigma Lambda Gamma. Her honors include nominations for the 2019-2020 Piper Professor Award and 2011 Teaching Excellence Award at HCU, the 2003 Excellence Award Teaching Fellow from the University of Houston, the 2014 Sister Cities of Houston Community Award, and the 2014 President Award from House of Spain.