Courses Taught

• TED 400 Introduction to Education
• TED 406 Teaching Secondary Reading
• TED 407 Language Learning

Degrees

• B.A. Psychology, Philosophy – California State University, Dominguez Hills
• M.A. Education, Curriculum & Instruction – California State University, Dominguez Hills
• Ph.D. Language, Literacy & Learning – University of Southern California

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• CSU Reading Institute for Academic Preparation 2006
• CSU Academic Literacy Institute 2004
• Adolescent literacy practices
• Visual and performing arts in literacy development
  • www.shakespearefestivalla.org
  • www.youthink.org
• Urban schooling
• Second language and literacy acquisition

Publications

• Aguilar, J., MacGillivray, L., Walker, N. (2003). Latina educators and dominant school discourse: The costs of success. Journal of Latinos and Education.
   
• MacGillivray, L., Walker, N., Aguilar, J. (2001). Negotiating Higher Education: Latina Teachers’ Memories of Striving for Success (CIERA Report No. 3-010). Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
   
• Aguilar, J., Giunta, D., Yee, J. (2003, October). “e-Corazones: Technology as a Medium for Building Community and Raising Consciousness.” Paper presented at the Technology, Learning, and Intellectual Development Conference of the American Association of Colleges & Universities, Cambridge, MA.
   
• Aguilar, J. (2003, April). “Adolescent Literacies in the Context of a Community-based Theater Arts Program.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Professional Associations

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• National Reading Conference (NRC)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed (PTO)

Page updated: February 13th, 2006