Moira Alvarez

Lecturer in Foreign Languages, Spanish

Email: moirav@wharton.upenn.edu  |  Phone: 215-898-1215

Dr. Moira Alvarez coordinates the Latin America (Spanish) Program at the Lauder Institute, where she develops curricula and teaches Spanish through content grounded in the Institute’s geopolitical themes and focused on Spanish-speaking countries.

She has extensive experience teaching Spanish language and culture at institutions in Argentina and the United States, including the University of Buenos Aires, Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, and Bryn Mawr College. She holds a dual certification as an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) tester and Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) rater through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Beyond her teaching responsibilities at the Lauder Institute, Moira led the Summer Immersion Program in Buenos Aires for three years and served as staff leader for the Lauder Intercultural Venture to Argentina and Uruguay.

Originally from Argentina, she earned a Licenciada en Letras degree (equivalent to a BA in Linguistics and Literature) from the University of Buenos Aires, and both an MA and PhD in Hispanic Studies from Temple University. Her research applies a cultural studies approach to contemporary Latin American literature and film.