Alessandra Rush

Alessandra Rush serves as a Spanish Lecturer at Saint Martin's University within the College of Arts, Sciences and Education on the main Lacey campus. Her teaching responsibilities span Hispanic literature, intermediate to advanced Spanish language instruction, Spanish composition, and second language acquisition methodologies.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.A. in Spanish from New Mexico State University
• M.A. in Romance Languages from The University of New Orleans
• B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Istituto Universitario Orientale, Naples, Italy

Rush specializes in language pedagogy with emphasis on developing advanced linguistic proficiency through literary analysis and composition. Her instructional approach integrates theoretical frameworks of second language acquisition with practical application in classroom settings, focusing on cultural context and communicative competence development across intermediate to advanced proficiency levels.