Silvia Tort-Ranson, a native of Argentina, holds an M.A. in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where she completed a thesis in sociolinguistic variation. She also earned a B.S. in Sociology from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, and professional degrees in Scientific and Literary Translation and Interpretation, and in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Additionally, she holds international certifications in TEFL and in proofreading of scientific and technical texts in Spanish. At Virginia Tech, she has served as Adjunct Instructor of Spanish since 2023 and previously, in 2022, as Graduate Teaching Assistant. In these roles, she has taught elementary through advanced Spanish language courses, developing innovative lesson plans, assessments, and classroom strategies to foster active learning and engagement. She has also taught Spanish and English in diverse contexts, namely corporate language training and secondary schools in Argentina, as well as online adult education programs in Virginia. Her teaching approach combines linguistic rigor with cultural immersion, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and student participation.

Her research centers on variationist sociolinguistics and Latin American literature, with particular attention to questions of memory, human rights, and intertextuality.