Raquel Amorese

Raquel Amorese is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University, affiliated with the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Professional Studies. She holds an M.A. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics (Baylor University), an M.A. in Portuguese Language and Literature (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná), and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese at Vanderbilt University.

Her research focuses on Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Languages Pedagogy, Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, and Twentieth-Century Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures. She published the book translation H20: Aguaero (2017) with ArtePoética Press.

Amorese coordinated the Portuguese Language Program at Northwestern (2012–2017) and currently teaches Spanish courses. She has received grants for curricular innovation and won the 2017 Weinberg College Alumni Teaching Award. She actively serves on university committees and is a Fellow at the Public Affairs Residential College.

• Committee roles: Department, College, and University levels
• Affiliations: Council on Language Instruction