David Thompson

David Thompson teaches in the Spanish program and the first-year introduction to the liberal arts (Paideia) at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He also leads January-Term study abroad courses to Spain and Latin America. He has published scholarship on contemporary Spanish poetry by women writers and on metacognition in language courses, and he recently completed a series of problem-based learning units for advanced students of Spanish. His current project, as Dennis M. Jones Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, is to promote inclusive teaching and learning at Luther College.