Before that she coordinated the ELP for six years. Dr. Ntihirageza holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago. While on a Fulbright Scholarship, she obtained an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Dr. Ntihirageza’s research interests are linguistics, second language acquisition, refugee studies and African studies. Her other languages are Kirundi and French.