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Patricia Baquedano-López is a Professor at the Berkeley School of Education, where she has established herself as a leading scholar in linguistic anthropology and applied linguistics. With a PhD from UCLA, her work focuses on language practices in education, particularly for racialized and minoritized students. She is deeply engaged with decolonial Indigenous thought, emphasizing transnational Indigenous sovereignty education involving the Maya diaspora between Yucatán and California. Baquedano-López has been part of influential research initiatives, contributing to the Decolonial Knowledges working group at UC Berkeley and has played a pivotal role in the Center for Latino Policy Research. Her accolades include the 2021 Charles Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the Outstanding Mentor Award from the American Educational Research Association. She has published extensively in high-profile academic journals and has authored significant books on language and social justice.
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