Dr. Higinia Torres-Rimbau
 School of Education
Professor
Director of Bilingual and Dual Language Programs
Education
EdD. University of Houston, 1987
B.A. and M.A. University of Houston French and Spanish Language and Literature
Experience
University of St. Thomas Second Language and Dual Language Education
K-5th, Bilingual Education; Lecturer, University of Houston, French and Spanish
Teaching Areas
Dual Language Programs
Second Language Education
English-as-a-Second-Language
Bilingual Instruction
Research Areas
Language and academic achievement in K-12 Dual Immersion programs; development of academic language in Dual and Bilingual programs; language proficiency of heritage language speakers
Other Interests
Student advocacy
Standardized testing
Literacy
Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD)
Trainer of trainers | 
