Flávia Terra Cunha

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  • Lecturer in Spanish
Flávia Cunha

Flávia Terra Cunha is a Language Instructor at the department of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies. Her main research interests are second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and bilingualism, with a focus on heritage speakers of Portuguese and Spanish and on the relationship between language attitudes, cultural identity and heritage speakers’ level of proficiency in their minority language.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • M.A., Ohio State University
  • B.A., Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro

HAPPENING AT MOUNT HOLYOKE

Recent Campus News

Fellowships at Mount Holyoke celebrates 2026 recipients

Mount Holyoke College congratulates our recipients, alternates and finalists of the 2025–2026 fellowship application cycles.

Mount Holyoke recognized as a top college by Princeton Review

Mount Holyoke ranks among the top 25 colleges and universities in categories ranging from academic excellence and financial access to campus facilities. The Princeton Review rankings are based on college students’ ratings of their schools.

Ping-Pong meets public art

The collaborative artwork of Mount Holyoke College Professor of Art Studio Lisa Iglesias is featured in a recent New York Times article about Public Art Fund's outdoor exhibition, “Between Tides.”

Recent Honors

Cunha, Flávia Terra (2025) received an official citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in recognition of volunteer work involving translation and interpretation services for the Amherst Survival Center.

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