Noelia Sánchez-Walker

Noelia Sánchez-Walker is a Lecturer in Spanish at Yale University, specializing in bilingual language development with extensive teaching experience across US academic institutions and professional translation work in major metropolitan areas.

Her academic journey includes:

• Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Master’s in English/French to Spanish Translation from University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (with study year at Université Paris 8)
• Bachelor’s in Biology from University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

Her research centers on Spanish-English bilingualism in the United States, analyzing acquisition variables including age of exposure, learning contexts, institutional ideologies, and heritage language development trajectories. This work bridges sociolinguistics with educational practice in multilingual settings.

No scientific awards or research grants are documented in available materials. Professional history shows prior teaching appointments at Springfield College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Puerto Rico’s Center for Linguistic Competences, and private language institutions, complemented by translation work in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City.