Balderston has 15 years of experience in the University States and international language education as an English as a Second Language teacher, programme coordinator, communications instructor, teacher trainer, and curriculum consultant. Prior to joining UCA, Balderston worked as an English Language Fellow for the U.S. State Department and National Ministry of Education in Madagascar, where she trained teachers on communicative language instruction and contributed to their digital library of English teaching and learning materials. Her teaching and research interests include promoting oral communication skills and effective English Medium of Instruction in higher education. She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana State University, and a Master’s degrees in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Public Relations.