As a faculty member in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Judy Liskin-Gasparro taught courses in second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and Spanish language. She directed the elementary and intermediate Spanish program (1993–2006) and co-directed the interdisciplinary doctoral program in second language acquisition (2000–2016). Her research interests include the development of second language speaking skills in classroom and study abroad contexts, oral proficiency assessment, and program evaluation and the assessment of student learning outcomes. In addition to her publications in these areas, she gave many presentations and workshops on foreign language program evaluation and on linking outcomes assessment and program evaluation to strategies for improving language instruction. She is also the co-author of college-level Spanish textbooks. In her retirement, she is learning Yiddish, and she has been able to offer her professional expertise as a volunteer pedagogical consultant at the Yiddish Book Center and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.