Rosie Ojeda

Rosie Ojeda, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor   Email: rvojeda@calpoly.edu Office: 25-123 Phone: 805-756-0872

Education 

Ph.D. in Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah, 2024

M.A. in Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), University of San Francisco, 2016

B.A. in English Education, BYU-Idaho, 2011

Courses 

LS 255: Children's Literature in a Diverse Society 

LS 400: Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates 

LS 310: Storytelling: Modern Applications of Traditional Narrative 

LS 3214: Constitutional Issues and Social/Historical Foundations of U.S. and California Education 

Research & Interests 

Transfer Student Trajectories in Higher Education

Latina/o/x students’ education and schooling experiences

Examination of coloniality’s impact on Latina/o/x power and identity and diasporic identity widely

Bi/multilingual education and bi/multicultural education

Indigeneity in the Latina/o/x community and its influence on educational/schooling experiences

 

Publications

Ojeda, R. (May 2025). Los semillas de Español (the seeds of Spanish) and its significance on Latinx youth. Towards Educational Liberation for Latine/x/o Youth: An Intersectional Approach. [In Press].

Wall, M., Shiver, S., Partola, S., Steffes, N., & Ojeda, R. (2023). Racelighting in Utah education: Counterstories across contexts. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. doi:10.1108/EDI-11-2022-0328

Diaz, A., Folau, K., Ojeda, R., & ‘Ulu’ave, L. (2023). From roots to reefs: Metaphors for relational praxis from the diasporas of Abya Yala and Moana Nui. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. doi: 10.1177/11771801231178851

Ojeda, R. & Wall, M. (2021). “Power back in the community”: Going beyond performative generosity in nonprofits. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing. doi: 10.1002/nvsm.1720

Ojeda, R. (2016). Seven supporting strategies for ELLs with limited or interrupted formal education in k-12 classrooms. New Teacher Advocate.

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