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María José Aragón is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Studies. Her interdisciplinary research examines language and literacy practices in K-12 settings, with a focus on emergent bilinguals and students from minoritized backgrounds. She employs linguistic and cultural resources to facilitate learning and engagement. María received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis on Applied Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Prior to her current position, she served as the Director of the SKILLS (School Kids Investigating Language Life Society) Program, a social justice-oriented university-community partnership at UCSB. She also has experience as a teacher educator, where she taught courses on bilingual education and supporting dual language learners at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, and California State University, Channel Islands.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).