Tatiana Botero

Tatiana Botero is a Teaching Professor of Spanish at the University of Notre Dame's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. She holds M.A. degrees in Latin American Literature and Education, as well as a B.A. in Business and Marketing from West Virginia University. Her work focuses on integrating community engagement, social justice, and cultural immersion into language instruction. Botero is affiliated with the Institute Latino Studies and the Initiative on Race & Resilience, and has been recognized with major teaching awards including the 2020 Edmund P. Joyce Award.

• Education: M.A. Latin American Literature (WVU), M.A. Education (WVU), B.A. Business/Marketing (WVU)

Research emphasizes teaching Spanish through cultural lenses, particularly leveraging local Latino community partnerships and artistic mediums. She developed a grant-funded course on Immigration and Memory, and pioneered language instruction through social justice frameworks. Her publications explore art integration in education and community-based pedagogy.

• Awards: 2018 AATSP Teacher of the Year, 2018 IFLTA World Language Teacher of the Year

Teaching responsibilities include intermediate Spanish courses and specialized modules on literature/film analysis. Her office hours are held Monday/Wednesday mornings in Decio Faculty Hall 315.