# Michelle A. Ocasio, Ph.D.

Dr. Michelle Ocasio is an Assoc. Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Spanish at Valdosta State University. As a Fulbright Scholar, she researched the Garifuna language.

### Publications

1. [**Adversidades e resiliência: uma breve história dos idiomas afro-latinos e afro-indígenas**](https://blog.duolingo.com/idiomas-afro-latinos-e-afro-indigenas/)  
   May 22  
   Author: [Michelle A. Ocasio, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/michelle-a-ocasio/)

2. [**Frente a la adversidad y la resiliencia: breve historia de los idiomas afrolatinos y afroindígenas**](https://blog.duolingo.com/historia-garifuna-papiamento-palenquero/)  
   Apr 29  
   Author: [Michelle A. Ocasio, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/michelle-a-ocasio/)

3. [**Through adversity and resilience: A brief history of Afro-Latino and Afro-Indigenous languages**](https://blog.duolingo.com/history-of-garifuna-papiamento-palenquero/)  
   Feb 4  
   Author: [Michelle A. Ocasio, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/michelle-a-ocasio/)