Kara Moranski

Dr. Kara Moranski is a Professor in the Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati. She specializes in Spanish and foreign language education, focusing on curricular research in K-12 and postsecondary settings. Her work integrates applied linguistics and educational statistics to investigate effective pedagogical models like flipped learning and metacognitive instruction. She holds roles as Principal Investigator (PI) in multiple grants, including a $178,986 Department of Education grant (2022–2026) for a Language Resource Center and a $96,314 grant (2023–2026) exploring virtual reality in language learning.

Education includes a Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics (Temple University), M.S. in Statistics (University of Pennsylvania), and degrees in Spanish and Hispanic Languages from Temple and the University of Pittsburgh. Her research emphasizes peer interaction dynamics, quantitative methods, and domestic immersion programs.

Research trends span analysis of flipped classrooms, metacognitive strategies' impact on interactional feedback, and multisite SLA studies. Recent articles address domestic immersion efficacy, deductive instruction comparisons, and virtual learning environments. She co-authored a 2023 book chapter on sociocultural theory in language learning and presented at venues like TESL Canada and the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages.

• Received 2022 UC Faculty-to-Faculty Research Mentoring Award
• 2022 RALL Graduate Professor of the Year (student-nominated)
• 2022 Taft Research Center Fellowship

Her grants include a 2020 UC College of Arts & Sciences Innovation Grant ($15,000) for interdisciplinary language education projects and a 2019 ACTFL grant examining text chat feedback. She collaborates with institutions like the Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati's Office of the Provost on initiatives expanding language education access.