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Alicia Rusoja's interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of Latinx/Chicanx studies and critical education. As a Latina immigrant activist-scholar, she employs participatory critical community-based qualitative research methodologies to understand immigrant rights organizing among Latinx immigrant youth and families. Her work emphasizes the role of communal education, critical literacy, and research practices in mobilizing Latinx immigrant communities. Currently, she is co-leading a participatory action research project investigating the impact of COVID-19 on political organizing and educational practices within these communities. Rusoja's research explores various methodologies including community-based and participatory research that challenges colonial logics. She is committed to social justice and believes communities are best positioned to understand and produce knowledge that addresses systemic oppression.
School of Education, University of California, Davis • Davis, CA
Justice, Community Leadership, School of Liberal Arts, Saint Mary’s College of California • California
Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.