Jasmine Upchurch
Contact Information
Job Title
Graduate Teaching Associate
She/Her/Hers
- upchurch.51@osu.edu
Professional Website
Office Hours
Office Hours
Autumn 2026
Wednesdays: 2:30p–3:30p, or by appointment
Wednesdays: 2:30p–3:30p, or by appointment
Areas of Expertise
- Spanish Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Tutoring
Education
- B.A., Spanish, The Pennsylvania State University, 2025
- B.A., Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2025
- M.A./Ph.D., Hispanic Linguistics, The Ohio State University (in progress)
Jasmine is a PhD student in Hispanic Linguistics at The Ohio State University. She earned her bachelor’s degrees from Penn State University with honors in psychology and Spanish. Her research interests include the acquisition and pedagogy of a second language (L2), with a focus on L2 phonology. At OSU, she teaches 1000-level Spanish courses as a Graduate Teaching Associate.
Apart from her research and teaching, Jasmine is the author of the ongoing “To Ruin a Kingdom” trilogy, a young-adult fantasy series centered around themes of mental health, found family, and the burden of power.