Carlos Andrés Rojas, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Education
Ph.D. Spanish Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022)
M.A. Spanish Language and Literature, Marquette University (2015)
B.A. Licenciatura en Lenguas Modernas, Universidad del Quindío (2008)
Teaching and Research Interests
Spanish Second Language (L2) phonetic and phonological development
Technologies for teaching Spanish Pronunciation
High Impact Practices to enhance Spanish proficiency development
Spanish curriculum design/development
Spanish for specific purposes
Published Research
Ward, Katherine, Carlos Andrés Rojas, Rajiv Rao & Erwin Lares. 2025. A Longitudinal Study of Spanish /ptk/: Context of Learning Alongside Other Individual-Level Factors. Hispania 108(2): 257-277. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2025.a961807.
Rojas, Carlos Andrés & Rajiv Rao. La enseñanza de la variación fonética [The Teaching of Phonetic Variation]. 2024. Variación lingüística en el aula de español. La diversidad de la lengua [Linguistic Variation in the Spanish Classroom. Diversity of the Language], ed. by Carlos Soler Montes & Francisco Herrera Jiménez. Barcelona/Madrid: Editorial Difusión.
Rojas, Carlos Andrés. 2022. Computerized Pronunciation Training of Spanish Rhotics. Doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin - Madison ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2022. 29390932.
Honors And Recognition
2024-2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. Universities of Wisconsin
2024 Excellence in Teaching. Presented by Student Government at The University of Wisconsin-River Falls
2020 Future Faculty Partner (FFP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Academy
2019 Joaquim Nabuco Award: “Feminicídios no Brasil: Contexto Social e a Necessidade de Educar para Prevenir”. University of Wisconsin-Madison
2018 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship U.S. Department of Education: Brazil