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
Brice帽o, A., Rodriguez-Mojica, C., Mu帽oz-Mu帽oz, E. (2018). . Language and Education, 32(3).
Castrell贸n, L. (2021). . Educational Studies 57(3).
Guillory, Lacy, V., Warren, J., Malloy, K., Aquino, E., de Bourbon, S. (2024). . SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research.
Marx, R., Kettrey, H. (2016). . Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45.
Poza, L., (2017). . Berkeley Review of Education, 6(2).
Wiggins, Y., Harrington, B., Gerstel, N., (2022). . Sociological Perspectives, 23(4).
Award Highlights
Anyon, 鈥淐A-MTSS Pilot鈥� 鈥� UCLA, 2022
Brice帽o, 鈥淐ultivating and Sustaining Biliteracy And Bilingualism in Multilingual Youth鈥� 鈥� Santa Clara University, 2022
Goward, Morales, "Spartan Phalanx: Holistic, Support To Retain Students On Academic Probation" 鈥� Department of Education, 2023
Jetcheva, Rojas, Wiggins, Andreopoulos, Gutmann, 鈥淓mpowering Low-Income Students to Succeed in Engineering and Computer Science鈥� 鈥� NSF, 2023
Marie, 鈥淓thnic Studies Wellness Project鈥� 鈥� Zuckerberg Chan Foundation, 2019
Marx, 鈥淓valuation of LGBTQ Initiatives鈥� 鈥� Santa Clara County, 2021
Poza, Pizarro, Marie, Watson, 鈥淓thnic Studies Residency Program Consortium Implementation Grant (2023-2026)鈥� 鈥� California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2023
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
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Biliteracy, Bilingual Education, Literacy, Critical Literacy, Children's Literature
ORCID: 0000-0002-7137-9906
Liliana E. Castrell贸n
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
Associate Vce Provost of Undergraduate Advising and Student Success
Low-Income Students, Race and Ethnicity, Student Success, Retention
ORCID: 0000-0002-3234-046X
Veneice Guillory-Lacy
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
CRT, Indigenous Epistemologies, Emancipatory Education, Decolonizing Education, Teacher
Education, Counseling Education, Educational Leadership, Critical Qualitative Methods
Tiffani Marie
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Youth Wellness, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Apocalyptic Education
ORCID: 0000-0002-6042-496X
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
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
Potential collaborators and members of the media may contact us at officeofresearch@sjsu.edu.
