Dr. Laura Vázquez Blázquez is a lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish (Hispanic Literatures & Cultural Studies) from the University of Arizona. Her academic and teaching interests include Spanish language and cultures, food studies, cultural and urban cultural studies, globalization, Spanish literature, and cinema. She has taught a variety of courses including Introductory and Intermediate Spanish; Advanced Spanish for Heritage Students; Intermediate Grammar and Writing; Intermediate Conversation; Readings in the Literary Genres; Elementary Medical Spanish; The Arts and Politics in Latin America; Major Works in Spanish Literature; Translation and Interpretation: Social Justice and Practice; Medical Translation, among other courses.