Expertise

I am concerned with how educational policy and practice marginalize non-dominant or minoritized families who attempt, with little support or encouragement, to navigate complex systems embedded within settings coined inclusive. Of particular interest to me are models of critical inquiry and pedagogy that aim to radically transform the lives of children with disabilities and their families through applying compassionate action and raising sociopolitical consciousness among all stakeholders who interact with our students.

 


  • Family as Faculty approaches to collaborating with families of children with dis/abilities
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Critical Consciousness and Praxis
  • Critical Race Theory
  • MultiCrit
  • Dis/Crit
  • Immigration
  • Critical Community Engagement
  • Critical Service-Learning
  • Critical Peace Education
Affiliations

Associate Professor, Special Education, Urban Teacher Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Community Engaged Scholar, IUPUI Collaboratory, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Degrees
PhD, University of Arizona, Learning Disabilities, 2009
MEd, University of Arizona, Learning Disabilities, 1999
BA, University of California, Berkeley, Spanish Literature, 1993
Keywords
disability studies in education multiraciality family as faculty critical theory education special education pedagogy