Aurelia Rio

Aurelia Rio is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Delaware. She has been affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Languages, Literatures & Cultures department since 2003. Dr. Rio holds a Ph.D. in Spanish from Temple University (2015) and an M.A. in Foreign Languages and Literature from the University of Delaware.

• Education:
• Ph.D., Spanish, Temple University (2015)
• M.A., Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Delaware

Her research focuses on Spanish for professional contexts, online pedagogy, second language acquisition mechanisms, and cultural studies via film. She actively advises the Spanish for Healthcare Minor program and has led multiple study abroad initiatives.

Teaching responsibilities include courses in Spanish language proficiency, healthcare Spanish, Latin American cultures, and oral communication. She employs both in-person and online modalities across undergraduate and graduate programs.