Verónica Moraga Guerra, a native of Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico, earned her bachelor's degree from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and a master's degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.
Verónica is passionate about teaching courses for Heritage students and designing Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses. Notably, she developed "Latinx and Spanish Language for Social Workers" for the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. This course aims to equip future social workers with the necessary language skills to engage effectively with diverse Spanish-speaking communities. Additionally, she co-designed the "Advanced Spanish through Latin American Food Culture" course.
Verónica created and coordinates El Cafecito, a Spanish Club that connects UChicago students with the Latine community.
Her current research and practice focus on developing language curricula for specific purposes, theme-based learning, and interculturality.
In addition, Verónica is the co-organizer of the Feria del Libro en Chicago along with El BeiSmAn, an important Spanish-language publishing house in Chicago.