Rosa Jimenez

Rosa Jiménez

Associate Professor

Full-Time Faculty
School of Education 304E
Socials

Biography

Dr. Rosa M. Jiménez is an Associate Professor in the International and Multicultural Education Department at the University of San Francisco. Her research examines K-12 classroom pedagogies and theoretical principles necessary for conceptualizing and enacting critical language education and culturally responsive learning environments, especially with Latina/o and immigrant student populations. Dr. Jiménez has conducted classroom-based research in several K-12 contexts including the California Central Valley, Los Angeles, Arizona, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Her research stems from her life experiences as a daughter of working-class Mexican immigrants and from her work experiences as a social studies teacher of bilingual immigrant youth. Her research has been supported by the Spencer Foundation and the National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation/Cultivating New Voices. Dr. Jiménez has over twenty years of experience working with K-12 public schools as a bilingual social studies teacher, literacy coach, and educational researcher.

Research Areas

  • Critical language education
  • Critical pedagogies & Ethnic/Cultural Studies
  • K-12 Education of Latina/o immigrant youth & "English learners"
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies

Education

  • PhD, Urban Schooling, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • MA, Latin American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Single Subject Teaching Credential (Social Studies/BCLAD), California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • BA, U.S. History and Spanish, University of California, Davis

Prior Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Awards & Distinctions

  • 2014-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation
  • 2012-2014 Cultivating New Voices Fellow, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • 2014 Faculty Fellow, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)/Ford Foundation

Selected Publications