Daniela Cavalli

Daniela Cavalli is a Lecturer in Foreign Languages at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. (2016) and M.A. (2010) in The Teaching of Language and Literature from the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, alongside a background in Hispanic American Language and Literature from the Universidad de Chile. Her professional journey includes high school teaching in Chile and university-level instruction in both Chile and the U.S.

• Education:
• Bachelor's: Hispanic American Language and Literature (Universidad de Chile)
• M.A.: Teaching of Language and Literature (Universitat de Barcelona, 2010)
• Ph.D.: Teaching of Language and Literature (Universitat de Barcelona, 2016)

Her research focuses on poetry's role in education, particularly student engagement with visual and written poetry. She has published on Catalan visual poetry, reflexive writing methodologies, and challenges in poetry pedagogy. She also writes and publishes her own poetry.

Teaching experience spans preparatory high schools and universities in multiple institutions across Chile and the U.S., including courses in The Teaching of Language and Literature at the Universitat de Barcelona.