Bridget “Tammy” Fong-Morgan was born and raised in California. She has taught courses in Spanish language and Hispanic literatures and cultures since her arrival to IUSB in 1997. She teaches at the graduate level in the School of Education and the first-year course in the Honors program. She has led and developed study abroad programs to Mexico and Costa Rica since 2015 and served as Director of the University Center for Excellence in Teaching at IU South Bend. She teaches in-person, hybrid, and online classes, created the dual-enrollment-Spanish program for Indiana University, and is a coach for Science Olympiad at John Adams High School.
Dr. Fong-Morgan completed doctoral studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1998). Her book-length translations are We, Chile: Personal Testimonies of the Chilean Arpilleristas (1996) and Amigas: Letters of Friendship and Exile (2001). She was inducted into the IU Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching in 2004 and holds a Professional Certificate in Sustainable Destination Management from the George Washington University School of Business (2018) to support students in education abroad settings. Her recent research focuses on second language acquisition, undergraduate study-abroad experience, and community-engaged scholarship.