Pilar Marcé is a Lecturer of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She earned her PhD in Teaching and Learning from the College of Education at the University of Iowa in 2019. She joined the University of Iowa faculty in 2006, and currently teaches Spanish for Business, translation into Spanish, as well as writing and culture courses. She has also coauthored several textbooks in Spanish for the Professions (business, tourism, and health care.) She received the 2018-2019 Collegiate Teaching Award.