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Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Spanish
Dr. David J. Shook is Associate Professor of Spanish. He began his new role as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Ivan Allen College August 1, 2019. He has previously served as Associate Chair, Interim Chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Modern Languages during his 30 years at Georgia Tech. He 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, and the use of literature for language 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,.