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Abbey Gonzales
PhD Student, Department of Teaching and Learning
Abbey Gonzales is originally from Sugar Land, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and taught both rural China and the United States. She took a brief hiatus from education and worked as a data specialist for Global Whole Foods Market. Prior to Vanderbilt, Abbey was a high school assistant principal in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she developed a passion for ELL instruction and teacher training.