Profiles in "Race and Racism in Education" Expertise Area

  • Carrillo's work looks at the role of agency in historically marginalized communities, with a particular focus on Latinx students. He co-hosts the podcast Block Chronicles (BC).
  • Dr. Lirio Patton is a clinical assistant professor and program manager for the grant-funded Preparing Educators for Arizona’s Indian Communities (PEAIC) program.
  • Carlos R. Casanova is an assistant professor in the Education Studies program. His research interests include social issues and social justice education, and critical education for sustainable development.
  • Megan Mastro is a Ph.D. Candidate and Instructor in the Spanish Linguistics program at Arizona State University. Megan wishes to serve the Latino/Hispanic American community to promote Spanish Maintenance in the US.
  • Shyla Gonzalez-Dogan is a community-based scholar that focuses on community-led organizing as a remedy for social issues. Her research centers primarily on identity formation and practices of inclusion and exclusion.
  • Dr. Bondy's research explores educational inequities, with a specific focus on the children of immigrants. Her current project examines teacher preparation for documentation status disparities.
  • Abby Saavedra (she/her) is a Ph.D. student who uses mixed methods to research sociopolitical development and the psychosocial impacts of diversity and ethnic studies education.
  • Aaron Thompson is a Ph.D. student at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Aaron's research focus is on the intersection of communication technologies and political and racial identity.