Lorena Cuya

Skills

Intercultural Training and Cross-cultural collaboration
Cultural program coordination
Stakeholder management, communication, and partnership development.
Event planning & public engagement
Grant writing
Editorial management & academic publishing
Bilingual communication & instruction (English / Spanish)
Cross-cultural research and teaching
Scholarly research and manuscript development
Book Reviewer
Migration research from a cultural perspective

About

Intercultural communicator. Demonstrated leadership in language program coordination, editorial work, as well as in cultural events organization and institutional partnerships. Skilled in educational program design and curriculum development for Spanish for the Professions, intercultural communication, and cross-cultural outreach. Award-winning researcher with support from NEH, Fulbright, and ASU’s Public History Fund. Associate Professor of Latin American Cultures & Spanish with specialization in migration. Expertise in contemporary Andean migration narratives, film, and literary studies. Author of Fictions of Migration: Narratives of Displacement in Peru and Bolivia (Ohio State University Press, 2021, 2025) and multiple peer-reviewed articles.