Mandy R Menke

Mandy R Menke is an Associate Professor in Spanish & Portuguese Studies at the University of Minnesota, specializing in social justice in language education, critical pedagogy, and syntactic complexity in immersion settings.

• Focus on identity construction among postsecondary language educators
• Investigates language proficiency and intercultural understanding integration
• Collaborates with CARLA (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition)

Her research trends emphasize social justice frameworks in language instruction, analyzing syntactic development in immersion classrooms and identity negotiation processes. Key projects include developing specialized materials for equity in language education and exploring instructor cognition in social justice contexts.

Awardee of grants from the U.S. Department of Education and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Menke's work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to quality education and reduced inequalities. Current research involves cross-linguistic studies in French, German, and Spanish pedagogy.