Education
B.A. in Humanities (English and Education), University of Puerto Rico
M.A. in English Language and Literature, Central Michigan University
Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education, University of Illinois

Current Courses Taught
ENG 101 Research and Writing
ENG 171 Jane Austen’s England (Interterm)
ENG 201 Literature and Composition
ENG 214 Theoretical Foundations for TESL
EDU 316 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
ENG 317 Methods and Materials for TESL
ENG 318 Cross-Cultural Studies for TESL
ENG 350 Children's Literature
ENG 417 Assessment and Evaluation for TESL

Professional Work and Development
Dr. Salguero-Schmidt has made presentations at professional conferences for educators. She has focused on her special interests and experience in teaching children's literature and introduction to literature courses. Her most recent presentations include: "But What Does it Mean? Using Multimedia in a Poetry Unit," delivered at the Delta Kappa Gamma, Lambda State Convention in St. Louis, Missouri in 2005 and also at the Faculty Forum at Greenville College in 2004. She offered another presentation, "Cultural Diversity in Children's Literature," at the Kappa Delta Pi Convocation held in Orlando, Florida in 2001 and at the 2001Delta Kappa Gamma, Lambda State Convention, held in Oak Brook, IL.

Dr. Salguero-Schmidt is very much involved in Delta Kappa Gamma, an International Honor Society for Women Educators, and Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society for Education. Dr. Salguero-Schmidt was the president of the Alpha Pi Illinois chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for four years, from 1998-2002. She has also published the chapter's yearbook since 1996. She is the co-sponsor for Greenville College's Kappa Delta Pi chapter, Omega Zeta.

In addition to her work with professional organizations, Dr. Salguero-Schmidt has served as a reader for HECA grant proposals for the Illinois Board of Higher Education (since 2001). She was also trained by the Educational Testing Service to be an evaluator/grader for the TOEFL written exam. Her favorite accomplishment has been her role as "June" in the Greenville College productions of the musical comedy, "Smoke on the Mountain," presented in 1994, 1998 and in 2005.

Publications
2001: "In Defense of Harry Potter," Papyrus , Greenville College

1996-present: Yearbook, Alpha Pi Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Lambda State

1989: Eight Spanish language video tapes, Spanish program for elementary students, Bond County, Illinois.

1986: "Code Switching and Spanglish, Es lo mismo, right? for Puerto Rico TESOL's Porfessional Papers.

1985-87: Co-editor, Newsletter, International Reading Association of Puerto Rico.

1981-86: Spanish Basal Reading Series for Puerto Rico and Spanish America, Laidlaw Series, McMillan/McGraw Hill publishers. Ten textbooks and workbooks. Still published.

1979, Scripts for an educational television series, Abriendo caminos en ingles, for the Public Broadcasting Station in Puerto Rico.

1978, "Luis Palés Matos and Afro-Antillean Poetry," El Condor, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 1978 (scholarly journal of the Universidad del Turabo, Caguas, PR)

1976, "Motivation, Fun or Frenzy?" El Condor , Vol.1, No. 1, May 1976 .