Andrea Topash-Rios

Andrea Topash-Rios is Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish and Coordinator of Second Year Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Notre Dame. Her scholarship focuses on community-based language pedagogy and preservation of indigenous languages in colonized societies, particularly through her innovative Community-Based Spanish program partnership with El Campito Child Development Center.

Key professional contributions:

• Developed curriculum integrating language learning with community engagement
• Organized international conference on Native language revival (2018)
• Created interdisciplinary lesson plans for art exhibitions exploring cultural identity
• Received teaching excellence award for undergraduate instruction

Her work bridges academic instruction with community partnerships to support linguistic diversity and cultural preservation.