Theresa Catalano is Professor of Second Language Education/Applied Linguistics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. Her research focuses on the intersection of language, intercultural communication, (arts-based) education, and migration. She also examines the connection of language and visual communication to ideology, power, and social inequality. She coordinates the bilingual education endorsement program at her university (as well as world language) and teaches several courses in the program.