Elena Lanza

Elena Lanza is a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University, co-directing the Weinberg Language Resource Center. She teaches Spanish language courses across proficiency levels at both the Weinberg College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Professional Studies. Her work emphasizes innovative pedagogical approaches.

• Education: B.A., University of Salamanca (Spain, 1998); M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago (2001)

Research/Professional Work: Focuses on open educational resources, curriculum design, program assessment, and flipped classroom methodologies. She serves as an AAPPL rater for Spanish and has collaborated with the College Board's Advanced Placement program.

Awards: Recent accolades include the 2023 Weinberg College Community Builder Award and 2022 Council on Language Instruction Teaching Excellence Award. Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award (2010) and multiple Faculty Honor Roll recognitions.

Professional Contributions: Served on the MLA Committee on Contingent Labor (2012-2015), acts as an external reviewer for Spanish programs, and peer reviews for Foreign Language Annals.