Emancipatory Education

Liberatory Ed for Marginalized Learners

Grounded in both the rich diversity and innovative nature of our region, we navigate the complexities of liberatory education, bilingual teacher readiness, instructor preparation for intersectional communities, and the nexus of language and identity through research and scholarship. Our research aims to counter destabilizing forces, regenerate futures, and support the educational needs of marginalized communities. Below is a rotating selection of our standout investigators in these areas.

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• Selected Publications

  • Briceño, A., Rodriguez-Mojica, C., Muñoz-Muñoz, E. (2018). From English learner to Spanish learner: Raciolinguistic beliefs that influence heritage Spanish speaking teacher candidates. Language and Education, 32(3).

    Castrellón, L. (2021). As Soon as They Hear ‘Undocumented,’ They Stop Advising: Theorizing a (Sub) conscious Evasion of Responsibility from Institutional Agents to Undocumented Students. Educational Studies 57(3).

    Marx, R., Kettrey, H. (2016). Gay-Straight Alliances are Associated with Lower Levels of School-Based Victimization of LGBTQ+ Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45.

    Poza, L., (2017). Translanguaging: Definitions, Implications, and Further Needs in Burgeoning Inquiry. Berkeley Review of Education, 6(2).

    Wiggins, Y., Harrington, B., Gerstel, N., (2022). Families and the Financial Support of College Students: Comparing Blacks and Asian Americans. Sociological Perspectives, 23(4).

• Award Highlights

  • Anyon, “CA-MTSS Pilot” — UCLA, 2022

    Briceño, “Cultivating and Sustaining Biliteracy And Bilingualism in Multilingual Youth” — Santa Clara University, 2022

    Goward, Morales, "Spartan Phalanx: Holistic, Support To Retain Students On Academic Probation" — Department of Education, 2023

    Jetcheva, Rojas, Wiggins, Andreopoulos, Gutmann, “Empowering Low-Income Students to Succeed in Engineering and Computer Science” — NSF, 2023

    Marie, “Ethnic Studies Wellness Project” — Zuckerberg Chan Foundation, 2019

    Marx, “Evaluation of LGBTQ Initiatives” — Santa Clara County, 2021

    Poza, Pizarro, Marie, Watson, “Ethnic Studies Residency Program Consortium Implementation Grant (2023-2026)” — California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2023

• Affiliates

  • CSU Social Science Research and Instructional Center

    Digital Humanities Research Institute

    Human Rights Institute

    Institute for Emancipatory Education

    Institute for Regenerative Futures

    MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center

Featured Faculty

Yolanda Anyon
Associate Professor of Social Work
Racism, School Discipline, Restorative Justice, Youth Participatory Action Research, Critical Theory
ORCID: 0000-0002-5707-8568

Allison Briceño
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Biliteracy, Bilingual Education, Literacy, Critical Literacy, Children's Literature
ORCID: 0000-0002-7137-9906

Liliana E. Castrellón
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Educational Leadership, Social Justice Leadership, Immigration and Education Policy, Latina/o/x/e Students, Higher Education
ORCID: 0000-0002-9701-549X

Shonda Goward
Associate Vce Provost of Undergraduate Advising and Student Success
Low-Income Students, Race and Ethnicity, Student Success, Retention
ORCID: 0000-0002-3234-046X

Heather Lattimer
Dean, Lurie College of Education
Education, Learner-Centered Education, Global Education, Teaching, Teacher Action Research
ORCID: 0000-0001-6749-7670

Tiffani Marie
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Youth Wellness, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Apocalyptic Education
ORCID: 0000-0002-6042-496X

Robert Marx
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Development
Queer and Trans Youth, School- and Community-Based Supports, Sexual Assault Prevention Programming
ORCID: 0000-0002-7566-5010

Luis E. Poza
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Language Ideologies, Bilingual Education, Language Policy, Multilingual Learners, Raciolinguistics
ORCID: 0000-0002-6775-8719

Megan Thiele Strong
Associate Professor, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Soc. Sciences
Environmental Sociology, Dialoguing for Social and Environmental Justice, Anti-racism, Sociology of Education, Mental Health, Social Stratification
ORCID: 0000-0002-5629-3602

Wanda Watson
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Race, Ethnicity, Culture

Yolanda Wiggins
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
Higher Education, STEM Education, The Family, Race/Ethnicity, Qualitative Methods, Public Policy, Public Sociology
ORCID: 0000-0002-7329-1641

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