Eva Recio-Gonzalez joined the Lauder Institute faculty in 2010 after teaching at Independence Charter School, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Pennsylvania, and Saint Joseph’s University. She holds a B.A./M.A. in Geography and History with a concentration in Art History from the Universidad de Salamanca and the Universiteit van Amsterdam, and an M.Ed. in Spanish Teaching from Saint Joseph’s University. In 2017, she completed an M.Ed. in Educational Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania. Eva also holds a Spanish Teaching Certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. With over two decades of experience as a Spanish language and culture faculty member, Eva specializes in Spanish curriculum development and focuses on language and intercultural competence development. She has extensive expertise in facilitating immersion programs in Spain, Cuba, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Bolivia. Her professional interests include language and culture education, as well as intercultural competence learning and teaching.