Mark K. Warford, Ph.D.

Ph.D, Foreign Language and ESL Education, University of Tennessee

MA, Spanish Translation and Interpreting, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

MAT, English and Spanish, Brown University

BA, English, Kenyon College

Mark Warford teaches courses in Spanish at all levels, as well as linguistics and humanities for the Buffalo State University Department of Modern and Classical Languages. As chair of MCL, Warford created the first undergraduate SUNY certificate programs at Buffalo State (World Language Advantage) and developed the department's first dual-credit partnerships with area high schools (ITA 201, SPA 201). Under his leadership, MCL received the Department Award for Advancement in Affordability (2018). As a scholar, he has published in the areas of applied linguistics, (Spanish) language pedagogy, educational innovation, teacher development, and sociocultural theory. There are around 1000 citations of his work in scholarly publications. With regard to educational technology, he certified as a peer reviewer for Quality Matters and serves as Research and Innovation Fellow for the Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence. In addition to delivering keynote addresses, presenting, and chairing dozens of sessions at professional conferences from the regional to international level, Warford regularly leads workshops on a range of topics, including the promotion of student engagement, blended course design in online instruction, and Languages for the Professions and Specific Purposes. He is also a certified FourSight facilitator of organizational self-reflection. An avid fan of Irish traditional music, Warford has been recognized for his leadership in the regional seisiún scene and was invited to present workshops on Irish guitar accompaniment at the 2024 Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Eireann Convention.  

Achievements

In addition to publishing a co-edited volume for Springer Publications, Reforms and Innovations in Education (2017), Warford recently published Mantha: Alchemies of the Cultural Turn (2023) for Vernon Press. In fall 2024, Warford was awarded meritorious service and leadership recognition from the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese for his work as Western New York representative.