Marcela van Olphen

Marcela van Olphen 
Professor at Saint Leo University

Dr. Marcela van Olphen is a Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and collaborates with the Bridge (EAP) Program at Saint Leo University. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from Purdue University and undergraduate degrees in Early Education and Adult Education in Argentina. She has taught research methods, ESOL for teacher education, second language acquisition, Spanish, and culture in U.S. universities. Her research has been published in leading journals. She has received awards from Saint Leo University, Purdue University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Irving Wershow Award for Excellence in Leadership in the Profession (Florida Foreign Language Association’s highest distinction).