Bio

I was born in Michoacán, México. I spent part of my life in California, where I completed high school and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Language and Culture from Sacramento State University. Later, I moved to Raleigh, NC, to pursue a Master’s degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Hispanic Linguistics at North Carolina State University.

Professionally, I have worked on the development of educational materials for Spanish courses. Specifically, I have assisted in the development of Spanish language programs for specific purposes. At Sacramento State, I served as a Content Developer for the creation of three Spanish textbooks for the Criminal Justice field. While at NCSU, I developed three Spanish courses for legal and justice professions (WLSP 201, 202, and 331). I currently teach WLSP 101, 202, and 331.

Presentations

Dominguez, C. & Darhower, M.A & (2024, June 29-July 2) Español para las profesiones legales: Desarrollo del curso, uso y perspectivas de los estudiantes en Integrated Performance Assessments [Presentation]. 106^th AATSP Annual Conference. Portland, OR, United States.

Dominguez, C. (2024, February 26-27) El entonces y el ahora: mantenimiento y desplazamiento del español en Carolina del norte [Presentation]. 14th SLINKI/SLISE. Charleston, SC, United States.

Darhower, M.A & Dominguez, C. (2024, February 26-27) An IPA-informed Approach to Spanish for Specific Purposes [Presentation]. 14th SLINKI/SLISE. Charleston, SC, United States.

Area(s) of Expertise

Second Language Aquisition, Languages for Specific Purposes, Sociolinguistics, Open Educational Resources

Publications

• Spanish for Specific Purposes: An Integrated Performance Assessment Informed Approach , Hispanic Studies Review (2025)

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