Our team of Novice Researchers features all the preservice teachers who join LSLP while pursuing their bachelor's degrees. This is the initial stage of research training at LSLP. Here, they learn about qualitative research and literacies while actively participating in the projects form the Community Literacies in L2 and Gaming and Digital Literacies research lines. Through the Novice Researchers, LSLP can continue its collaboration with our university's research education structure.

Meet our current Novice Researchers:

ELIZABETH AGUDELO (Effy)

Effy is pursuing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She joined LSLP in the second semester of 2016. A music enthusiast and performer, she is a member of #TeamCaL, specifically interested in the intersection between music fandom and English literacies.

LIANNA BRAVO (Lianna)

Lianna is one of our newest members, joining LSLP in March 2020. She's pursing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She will be part of the new team of researchers for Phase Four of our #TeamCaL research. This semester, Lianna and her teammates will be learning all about literacies and our previous work and will soon show the world what they will be studying!

YULY CÁRDENAS (Yuly)

Yuly is pursuing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She joined LSLP in the second semester of 2016. As a member of #TeamCaL, she is inquiring about the different language exchange communities that have risen in the city. She is also working on her senior thesis with Sara, although at present she is in an exchange program in the United States.

CARLOS GAVIRIA (K-Charlie)

Charlie is pursuing his B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He joined LSLP at the beginning of February, 2017 as a member of #TeamLaV. He is currently exploring issues of gaming and identity as part of our gaming project. In addition, he is a K-Pop and Anime aficionado, topics where he is also doing inquiries at LSLP in issue related to digital literacies in second languages.

ANA MARÍA HERRERA (Ms. Ana Marvel)

Ana is pursuing her B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. She joined LSLP in 2017 as a member of #TeamCaL. Her specific topic of inquiry deals with the intersection between English and comics communities in Medellín. 

ANGELA SOFIA HOYOS (Sofia)

Angela is one of our newest members, joining LSLP in March 2020. She's pursing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She will be part of the new team of researchers for Phase Four of our #TeamCaL research. This semester, Angela and her teammates will be learning all about literacies and our previous work and will soon show the world what they will be studying!

SARA JARAMILLO (Sara)

Sara is pursuing her B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. She joined LSLP in early 2019 as a member of #TeamCaL. She will be helping with our data collection around langauge exchange while she is working with Yuly on her senior thesis.

STEFANY LÓPEZ (Stefany)

Stefany is one of our newest members, joining LSLP in March 2020. She's pursing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She will be part of the new team of researchers for Phase Four of our #TeamCaL research. This semester, Stefany and her teammates will be learning all about literacies and our previous work and will soon show the world what they will be studying!

ANDRÉS MARTÍN (Coldplay)

Andrés is currently pursuing his B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He joined LSLP in early 2020 as part of #TeamLaV. He is very interested in exploring the potential of gamification in language learning, an area that #TeamLaV is already inquiring about with great interest.

JUAN CAMILO MAZO (JCamilo)

Juan Camilo is pursuing his B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He joined LSLP during the second semester of 2018 as a member of #TeamLaV, where he is already finding ways to use his gaming background to help us expand our research.

KELLY JOHANNA OCAMPO (Kelly)

Kelly is one of our newest members, joining LSLP in March 2020. She's pursing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She will be part of the new team of researchers for Phase Four of our #TeamCaL research. This semester, Kelly and her teammates will be learning all about literacies and our previous work and will soon show the world what they will be studying!

In addition to her new interest in literacies research, Kelly is an accomplished Japanese student. In 2019, she was recognized as the best Japanese language learner in our country. We look forward to seeing Kelly use her background in this language to help us expand our research horizons!

CARLOS ANDRÉS SÁNCHEZ (Kylo Ren)

Carlos is pursuing his B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He joined LSLP in 2018, as part of #TeamLaV. He is a member of #TeamLaV with experiences as a semi-professional competitive gamer. That makes him a very valuable asset for our current research. Kylo is at present helping #TeamLaV with all elements of data collection and analysis, with a special interest in how to view gamification from the perspective of an advanced gamer.

In addition to his gaming background, Kylo is a cosplay enthusiast, something that might come in handy eventually as we expand our research on community and digital literacies.

JEFERSON SANMARTÍN (Jazzy Jef)

Jeferson is pursuing his B.A in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He joined LSLP in early 2020, as part of #TeamLaV. In addition to Flich and Kylo, Jef has an extensive background as a competitive gamer, skills that will be very useful as we continue our inquiries about gamification and gamer identity.

CATALINA VÁSQUEZ (Catalina)

Catalina is one of our newest members, joining LSLP in March 2020. She's pursing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She will be part of the new team of researchers for Phase Four of our #TeamCaL research. This semester, Catalina and her teammates will be learning all about literacies and our previous work and will soon show the world what they will be studying!

HELENA YEPES (Helena Zor-El)

Helena is pursuing her B.A. in English-Spanish Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She rejoined to LSLP and #TeamCaL in July after an intial stint in 2016. Now that she's back to the Legion, she will continue her inquiries around the links between English literacies and comics, taking advantage of her vast knowledge of the comics/Freaky communities in the city.

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Former LSLP researchers

Since we began in 2012, we have had the privilege of having very committed researchers. Some of them have left the project due to personal reasons or because they wished to pursue their own research agendas. Regardless of their decisions, their participation in LSLP, whether for a few months or several years, made our proposal stronger and they will always have our gratitude and appreciation for daring to dream big with us. We can only wish all of them the best of luck on the new routes their research leads them to.