María Ciriza Lope

María Ciriza Lope is an Associate Professor at Texas Christian University's AddRan College of Liberal Arts, specializing in Hispanic linguistics. Her research explores language revitalization strategies for Basque, translanguaging pedagogies, and linguistic aspects of aging in immigrant communities.

Key contributions include:

• Innovative models for parental involvement in Basque immersion schools
• Service-learning frameworks connecting Spanish programs with Latino communities
• Analysis of language ideologies in minority language contexts

Teaches Spanish phonology, second language acquisition, and medical translation while directing community-based learning initiatives.