Rachel Klevar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Curriculum
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Biography

Rachel Klevar is the supervisor of the GE CLAS Core elementary Spanish courses and teaches a wide variety of face-to-face and online Spanish classes. She holds a PhD in Early Modern Spanish Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rachel grew up in Decorah, Iowa, and despite being a native Midwesterner, wholeheartedly loathes winter.

Rachel's research interests include Early Modern Spanish literature, pedagogical best practices for flipped and online language classrooms, and the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) for Spanish language learners. She is the co-author of Semillas, a free, online textbook for Elementary Spanish I.

Research areas
  • Spanish
Rachel Klevar
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Education
PhD, Early Modern Spanish Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Address

University of Iowa
428 Phillips Hall (PH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States