Dr. Azuma's research focuses on memory and language processing in bilinguals and military veterans.

Lindsey Moses is a former elementary teacher of multilingual learners and is passionate about supporting literacy instruction in diverse classrooms.

Vargas has taught courses in photography, silkscreen, Spanish language, culture, and literature.

Ileana Ratiu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Program Director for the Master's of Science in Communication Disorders in the College of Health Solutions. 

Benitez studies word learning, bilingualism, and cognitive development in infants, children, and adults.

Cory A. Buckband, Ph.D. is a 2024 graduate in Educational Policy & Evaluation at MLFTC. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on Educational Language Policy and Diversity in Family & Community Engagement.

Yalda M. Kaveh is an assistant professor of Bilingual Education at MLFTC. Her work focuses on language policy, bi/multilingualism in (im)migrant families, family engagement in education, and culturally sustaining pedagogies.

Ernesto L. Abeytia is a Spanish-American poet and teacher, specializing in bilingual poetry and poetics, modern and contemporary American poetry, and Latinx poetry.

Sarah Carranza joined MLFTC in 2018 after 22 years of public school teaching. She teaches a variety of undergraduate courses and a graduate course in World & Native Language Methods & Assessment.