About the Creators
Authoring, Development, Art and Production Team
Carol Herron, Ph.D., is a Professor of French at Emory University. She is currently the Director of the Emory College Language Center and is the former Chair of the Department of French and Italian. She is the Director of the joint doctoral program in French/Educational Studies and supervises the French Graduate Student Teaching Program. She is the recipient of the Emory Williams Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities and the Arthur M. Blank/National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching Chair in French. Her research focuses on foreign language acquisition and more specifically on how technology can facilitate language learning. Her articles appear in such publications as The Modern Language Journal, The French Review, Foreign Language Annals, and CALICO Journal.
Carrie E. Haight, B.A. Colby College, M.A. University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. Emory University, is a recent graduate of Emory’s joint doctoral program in French and Educational Studies. Her research focuses on technologically enhanced grammar instruction in beginning-level foreign language classrooms. While at Emory she served as a graduate teaching assistant in both the Department of French and Italian and the Division of Educational Studies, teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced French language courses, as well as educational research methods courses. She also served as a research assistant for the Emory College Language Center from 2004-2008 where she assisted foreign language faculty in the design, implementation, and data analysis of various research projects. Her research has been featured in Foreign Language Annals.
Lucie Knight, B.A. and M.A., Miami University is a Ph.D. candidate in French Literature in the Department of French & Italian at Emory University. Specializing in Algerian literature, her dissertation explores literary representations of violence related to the Algerian War of Independence. She has instructed introductory level language courses in both French and Arabic and intermediate level classes in French language. This experience has allowed her to pursue her interest in foreign language acquisition (French and Arabic), the use of technology and new instructional techniques in the classroom.
Illustrator and Software Developer for Oh là là... : Johnny Waggener, B.A. and B.F.A., is currently a software developer at Vitrue, inc. He holds a B.A. from Oglethorpe University where he majored in Art History. He also has a B.F.A. from the Atlanta College of Art with a focus in Illustration. He created the representations of JT and his friends while at the Emory College Language Center, where he worked with language teachers and professionals in creating multimedia tools for teaching. He has received an award from the Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators. You can see more of his work at JohnnyIllustrations.
Producer: José C. Rodriguez, M.S., is Director of Technology for the Emory College Language Center at Emory University. He has been working in the field of technology support for almost 20 years and specifically with language pedagogy and technology for over 10 years. In 2001 he received the Emory Award of Distinction for outstanding staff achievement, and in 2004 was the recipient of the Omicron Delta Kappa Society Award for excellence in service to the university. José has formally studied several romance languages, including French, and is currently a student of Arabic. He has an M.S. in the Biological Sciences from Washington State University and has worked in such diverse fields as apiculture, malaria prevention, and molecular hematology. While working in the field of medical research, he began database programming and a career in information technology.
Voice and Editor: Séverine Piot, M.S. and M.A., received a Master’s in English from the University Denis Diderot, Paris 7, France and a M.A. in French literature from Miami University of Ohio. She is now a graduate student in the joint Ph.D. program in French and Educational Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on foreign language pedagogy and more specifically on grammar instruction.
