Ruby Osoria

Ruby Osoria is a Ph.D. Candidate in Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). As a first-generation college student, Ruby’s research interests are informed by her position as a daughter of Mexican immigrants and furthered by her employment and volunteer experience. While in high school and undergraduate, Ruby participated in community organizing through El Centro Cultural de Mexico, serving a predominantly Latinx immigrant community. As a master’s student, she worked for the City of Santa Ana’s Project P.R.I.D.E and The Wooden Floor (Youth Program), serving Latinx students in the K-12 and Latinx families. Her research interest consists of educational pathways and access, immigration, education policy, urban communities, community organization/ non-profit work on educational (in)equalities, community-based social networks, the impact of the urban context on educational opportunities, experiences of Chicanx/Latinx (immigrant) parents and first-generation college students, Chicana feminist epistemology, Latina/o critical race theory, and critical race methodologies.

Curriculum Vitae

University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA
Ph.D. in Education Studies with a specialization in Critical Gender Studies

Dissertation: A Chicana/Latina Feminista Mixed Methods Study: Social Networks Among Latina Immigrant M(other)s Navigating the K-12 Education System
Co-Chair: Dr. Francis Contreras and Dr. Christoforos Mamas

California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA
M.A. in Social and Cultural Analysis of Education

Thesis: Formation and Implementation of Funds of Knowledge Among Mexican Immigrant Mothers
Co-Chair: Dr. Nina Flores and Dr. Laura Portnoid

University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA
B.A. in Sociology, minor in International Migration

Santa Ana Community College, Santa Ana, CA
A.A. in Liberal Arts