David J. Shook

Dr. David J. Shook is Associate Professor of Spanish. He has served twice as Interim Chair of the School of Modern Languages, 2013-2016 and, most recentgly, 2021-2023; he additionally served  as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Ivan Allen College 2019-2021; and in his 30+ years at Georgia Tech he has acted as Associate Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Coordinator of the 1st-year Spanish Programs in the School of Modern Languages. For eight years, he was the Coordinator for the TA Development Programs in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech.

David Shook received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education. He was named a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 1992 and "Professor of the Year" by the Georgia AATSP in 1996. His research interests lie in language program development, teaching methodology, grammar acquisition through reading, the use of literature for language acquisition and, more recently, the zombie trope in Hispanic literature and langauge acquisition. His research papers appear in national journals, and he presents papers at local and national conferences. He frequently fields offers to produce and review textbook materials,.