Assistant Professor of Spanish
laura.guglani@maconstate.edu

Laura Guglani earned an MS in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Nazareth College, and an MA in Spanish Linguistics from the University at Buffalo. She has taught in both K-12 and postsecondary contexts, most recently at the University at Buffalo and Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. Her research interests include minority language maintenance in immigrant communities, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, language contact, and bilingual and multicultural education. Her current investigation considers the role religious institutions play in supporting the conservation of the Spanish language in Latino communities in the US.