04/02/2026
Roberto Crisostomo Suarez, a junior double majoring in TESOL and Spanish, has been awarded a 2026 Summer Research Fellowship from SUNY Cortland’s Undergraduate Research Council.
Berto’s proposal, How Learning Languages Changes the Way We Think: A Study of Pre-Service TESOL Teachers in Brazil and the U.S., was chosen from among the largest pool of proposals to date. His project will be mentored and supported by Assistant Professor of TESOL, Dr. Jean Costa Silva.
This summer, Berto will travel to Brazil to collect data for the project. Berto shares, “I am excited to conduct research on how language learning shapes the way we think and connect with others. This project is meaningful to me because it connects my passion for multilingual education and my commitment to supporting future TESOL educators. I can’t wait to work with future TESOL educators in Brazil and the U.S. to learn from their perspectives.” The fellowship has been made possible through a generous gift to support undergraduate research at SUNY Cortland in honor of Nancy A. Johnson '48 M '56. Congratulations, Berto!