Dr. Joseph Di Lella

Assistant Professor
Bilingual Education
ED 140
575.562.2040
Joseph.DiLella@enmu.edu

Academic Background
Ph.D. in Education
San Diego State University and Claremont University
M.A. in Sociology
San Diego State University
B.A. in Sociology
University of California at San Diego

Scholarly Interests
Literacy, Bilingual/bicultural schools, Policy and second language acquisition

Selected Publications
Dr. Di Lella has completed several fiction pieces in the areas of poetry and mystery as well as non-fiction self-help and sports manuscripts. Dr. Di Lella is currently searching for a publisher for these works. Dr. Di Lella has also written teleplays and screenplays. Most recently Dr. Di Lella self-published a book entitled Do You Have the Right Stuff to Pitch and Write for Star Trek? This work has been available to the public at the famous San Diego Comic Convention and has had modest sales success. Dr. Di Lella has also been a contributor for would-be writers on the Sci Fi Pulse and Trek Today websites.

Biography
Dr. Di Lella is a native of San Diego, California. He has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in the Linguistics and English Departments for Foreign Students at Stanford University. He has also taught ESL at the University of California at San Diego and at San Diego State University. Dr. Di Lella is married to Elisbeth and they enjoy biking, playing softball, basketball and golf. They also enjoy raising vegetables, kitties and misguided youth.