Professor Luz Navarrette García

Luz Navarrette

Adjunct Professor

Part-Time Faculty
Socials

Biography

Luz Navarrette has taught courses in the USF School of Education since January of 2013. Her research interests include second language acquisition, English for multilingual speakers, K-12 education, community college education, sociocultural factors in education, Latina/os in education, and equity for racially, ethnically, socioeconomically, and linguistically diverse students. In addition to her work at USF, Dr. Navarrette teaches ESL at the community college level. Previously, she taught secondary English and English Language Development for over ten years. She maintains a long-standing relationship with Migrant Education, volunteering, teaching, and facilitating workshops. 

Expertise

  • Teaching Multilingual Learners (TESOL/ESL)
  • Community College Education
  • K-12 Education
  • Field Project / Thesis Guidance

Research Areas

  • Language Acquisition
  • Testimonio

Education

  • EdD, International and Multicultural Education with an emphasis in Second Language Acquisition, University of San Francisco
  • MS, Dominican University
  • BA, Sonoma State University
  • AA, Santa Rosa Junior College