Dr. Patricia Baquedano López

Biography

Patricia Baquedano-López is a Professor at the Berkeley School of Education, specializing in linguistic anthropology and applied linguistics. Her scholarship focuses on language practices in education, particularly among racialized and minoritized students. She is known for her work on decolonial Indigenous thought and recent projects addressing transnational Indigenous sovereignty in education, particularly within the Maya diaspora in Yucatan and California. As a member of the Decolonial Knowledges Pluriversal University working group and as a core faculty member of the Designated Emphasis in Indigenous Language Revitalization, Baquedano-López engages deeply with pluriversal philosophies. She has held various leadership roles, including Chair of the Center for Latino Policy Research and has received multiple awards for her contributions to the field, including the Charles Ferguson Award from the Center for Applied Linguistics. Her academic publications span multiple prestigious journals and include notable books such as 'Introduction to Language Social Justice' and 'On Becoming Bilingual'. Baquedano-López's research is supported by grants from organizations like the Spencer Foundation and NSF, focusing on topics such as critical research methodologies, Indigenous language revitalization, and community engagement in education.

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