Dr. James Krause manages the Language Hub and the American Sign Language Lab. He also teaches introductory to advanced Portuguese and Spanish courses in language, literature, and culture. He holds the following degrees: BA Spanish (BYU '03), MA Spanish (BYU '05), MA Portuguese (Vanderbilt '07), PhD Spanish and Portuguese (Vanderbilt '10). He enjoys spending time with his wife and children, traveling, and playing guitar.