Professor Dr. Liv Davila

Biography

Liv T. Davila's research examines the intersection of language learning and identity among immigrant and refugee students. Her specific areas of interest include school experiences of adolescent multilingual learners, new and additional language literacy development, teacher education, and classroom pedagogies that support access and equity. Her work often adopts global perspectives on immigration and language education. As an Associate Professor, Davila has held key appointments at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, focusing on education policy and leadership, global gender equity, and biomedical translational sciences. She employs qualitative research methods, including ethnographic methods and discourse analysis, to investigate the relationships between languages, literacies, and learner identities within educational contexts. Davila's overarching research themes include multilingualism in learning, the intersections of language, literacy, race, ethnicity, gender, and social class, as well as the broader social processes affecting inclusion and exclusion in education.

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