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Rubén González
Assistant Professor of Learning and Instruction University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYBio
Rubén González, proudly from Greenfield, California, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction at the University at Buffalo. He earned his PhD in Race, Inequality, & Language in Education and Curriculum Studies & Teacher Education from Stanford University, where he also completed a Master of Arts in Sociology. He examines how K-12 students and teachers of Color develop, sustain, and enact a critical sociopolitical disposition in classroom, school, and broader community settings. His research has been supported by the Ford Predoctoral Fellowship and the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. Rubén began his career as a high school English and English Language Development (ELD) teacher in Sacramento, California. As a first-generation college student, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at California State University, Sacramento, after transferring from Hartnell College with an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies.