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Marcela Rodriguez-Campo received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a focus in Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education. In addition, she also completed a Certificate in Social Justice Education. Prior to the Ph.D., she received her Master of Education from UNLV in Curriculum and Instruction. Marcela completed her Bachelor of Arts at Washington State University in English and Spanish with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Professional Writing. There she explored the role of immigration and the ways in which language is used to construct belonging.
Previously, she served as a public school teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada teaching Secondary English and coaching Speech and Debate. Marcela attributes her pursuit of a doctoral degree to her high school students who inspired her to focus on developing strategies for creating more supportive school climates for immigrant students and students of color. These experiences along with her own positionalities have guided her desire to develop research in understanding the long-term impacts of family separation experiences on Latinx educational trajectories. Her work adopts a community based participatory research model to support community members in recovering their family separation experiences to develop practices for supporting and healing from intergenerational trauma.
She combined her love of teaching and social justice education by serving as an instructor at UNLV training pre-service educators in developing equity-centered teaching philosophies. To further this mission, Marcela is also a research assistant for the Abriendo Caminos/ Opening Pathways project which seeks to diversify the teacher of color pipeline and understand what produces the racial diversity gap in the teacher workforce. In addition, she participated in the collection of oral histories of Latinx people in Las Vegas in order to diversify the historical record and document the impact Latinxes have had in the development of the valley. She has a range of experience with community outreach, public speaking, social media marketing, and coaching.
Currently, she serves as the Director of the Office for Community, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Nevada State College supporting diversity initiatives, programs, & events across campus. Her team collaborates on social-justice oriented programs, develops trainings and resources, and advocates for the needs of the New Majority.
When she is not working on a project, she is most likely hiking through Red Rock Canyon or spending time with her family. You can find her writing in Latinx Talk (2020), the Latino Book Review (2019), the Journal of Latina Critical Feminisms (2019), Medium (2018), Huizache (2018), and Awakenings and Awakened Voices (2018). She has presented her writing and scholarship at national and internationally recognized conferences.
Developing tangible plans for implementing responsive, inclusive, and social justice oriented practices.
Crafting personalized and relevant content for a diverse audience.
Nurturing a culture of care and empathy.
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