Dr. Rosie Bermudez

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rosie C. Bermudez is a Chicana social historian and interdisciplinary scholar specializing in twentieth-century United States history. She received her PhD in Chicana and Chicano Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2019, with dissertation research supported by the Ford Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Bermudez's work primarily focuses on the histories of Chicana and Latina women, Indigenous feminist struggles, and collective movements for social justice. Her forthcoming book, 'Dignity Warriors: Alicia Escalante and the Multiracial Coalition for Economic Justice and Human Dignity', examines the political biography of Alicia Escalante and the legacy of grassroots organizing. Bermudez has also published chapters and articles on related subjects, and her teaching and research interests include social movements, race and ethnicity, and the historical experiences of women of color in Los Angeles.

Research Interests

Chicana Studies Feminist Women's Studies Twentieth-Century Social Movements Race and Ethnicity Grassroots Activism Women's History Oral History

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, California

Recipient of the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, focusing on research and teaching in the Department of History.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).