Daniel Rojas Arroyo is currently pursuing his M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics and serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Arizona. Daniel is also Member of the Sociolinguistics Research Lab (SoReLa) directed by Prof. Ana M. Carvalho, is currently assisting in the organization of the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium (HLS 2025), and is one of the coordinators of the Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics Working Group (HLLWG).
Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Daniel earned his Licenciatura (B.A.) in Modern Languages from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Before joining The University of Arizona, Daniel held the position of Spanish Learning Associate in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Prior to his time at Bates College, he worked as a Spanish Teaching Assistant in the South of France at the Académie de Montpellier.
In Colombia, Daniel taught English and French at the high school level. He was also the Coordinator of the Research Incubator Lenguajes, Discursos y Prácticas Educativas at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where he mentored other student researchers and facilitated a partnership with the Colombian Institute of Welfare (ICBF) to develop English curriculum materials for young people in the Criminal Responsibility System.
Daniel's research interests include Sociolinguistics, Language Variation and Change and Heritage Language Pedagogy.