Sandra Correa-Suarez

Sandra E. Correa is a scholar, educator, and translator specializing in Spanish and Peninsular Literature, with more than two decades of university-level teaching experience. Since 1996, she has taught a broad range of courses spanning beginning Spanish language instruction, Medical Spanish, Hispanic culture, and advanced Spanish literature. Having studied and worked in Spain, Dr. Correa brings an international and interdisciplinary perspective to her teaching and research. She is the founder of the Spanish for the Professions Program at Arizona State University, where she has emphasized communication, cultural competency, translation, and experiential learning, including study abroad mentorship and student engagement initiatives.

Her research interests include disability studies, translation, Contemporary Spanish culture, material culture, and Spanish Golden Age literature, with particular attention to embodiment, identity, and representation in Hispanic texts and cultural discourse. Dr. Correa’s scholarship frequently bridges literary studies, humanities, and applied language practices. In addition to her academic work, she contributes as a translator on public health initiatives, including projects connected to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Immunization Division. She currently serves as a Clinical Professor at Creighton University School of Medicine, where she teaches Communicating in Spanish and Medical Humanities courses.