Manuel Triano-López, Ph.D.

Dr. Triano-López earned a PhD degree in Spanish Linguistics with a minor in Law from Indiana University in 2005. In 2013, he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.

Dr. Triano-López’s teaching interests include training prospective English / Spanish translators. His current research focuses on language and law issues in the United States, such as language rights in the criminal-justice system, and academic freedom at public colleges and universities.

Dr. Triano-López spends his free time learning portrait photography and Arabic; attending opera performances; reading contemporary American fiction; and traveling to his native Spain to visit family and friends.

Current research interests

  • First-Amendment Law
  • Language Policy
  • Translation and Interpretation

Selected Publications/Works/Conferences

Triano-López, M. (forthcoming). Instructional speech and the redress of sexual harassment at public institutions of learning in the United States. Paper presented at the 8th Multidisciplinary International Congress of Educational Research, Lérida, Spain.

Triano-López, M. (2019, September 14). Claiming breached promises in U.S. higher education under consumer-fraud statutes. Paper presented at the 2019 Conference of the International Language and Law Association, Los Angeles, CA.

List of courses regularly taught at SHSU

SPAN 3361: Spanish Grammar & Composition
SPAN 3367: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics and Phonology