Flávia Terra Cunha

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  • Lecturer in Spanish
Flávia Cunha

Flávia Terra Cunha is a Lecturer in 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

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Recent Campus News

Meet Mount Holyoke’s newest directors in Student Affairs

New directors Kris “knp” Nolan-Parker and Lauren Collier are leading Residential Life and Disability Services within Mount Holyoke’s Division of Student Affairs.

Mount Holyoke College is a seven-time HEED Award recipient

For the seventh consecutive year, Mount Holyoke College has received the 2026 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity.

Introducing Mount Holyoke’s class of 2030

Mount Holyoke College’s class of 2030 has arrived on campus, ready to challenge conventions and make connections.

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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