Sylvia Mendoza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Bio

Sylvia Mendoza Aviña, Ph.D. (she/her/ella) is an assistant professor in the Mexican American Studies program at UTSA in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her research interests reflect her deep personal and professional commitment to centering the histories of communities that have historically been erased or grossly misrepresented within the larger narrative of Texas history through the use of Chicanx/Latinx feminist research methodologies, Chicanx Cultural Studies, women of color feminisms, and critical youth studies. She is currently a part of two community-based oral history projects, one focusing on the West Side Sound, a form of Black/Chicanx cultural production produced by local San Anto youth, and the MAS Muxeres Oral History Project which documents and preserves the movidas of the women running and sustaining Mexican American Studies programs in San Antonio. Her research interests also examine the unique subjectivities of Chicanx/Latinx youth, as well as their forms of resistance. She has developed and taught courses tied to these research interests, including Black and Brown Youth Resistance, Introduction to Chicana/x Feminisms, and Women of Color Feminisms. She has published in the journals of Equity & Excellence in Education, Urban Education, and Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social.

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COEHD will be an international model for developing inclusive, transformative leaders guided by principles of community, integrity, excellence, scholarship and service. The COEHD will have a critical impact on the realization of human and community potential through its leadership in education, health and wellness, human development and policy studies. All programs of study include a focus on developing competencies for working effectively in multicultural and cross-national contexts.

Sylvia Mendoza, Ph.D.