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Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, 2022 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Alumni Ambassador

Date

Sep 21, 2023

Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor
U.S. Scholar to Mexico, 2013
Discipline: Education
Home Institution: University of Georgia

Meet Melisa "Misha" Cahnmann-Taylor, an educator, researcher and author whose work supports language education practices and the resulting intersection with the literary, visual and performing arts. Melisa is currently a Professor of TESOL and World Language Education in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at University of Georgia.