Sasha Osorio

Sasha Osorio is a PhD student and Associate Instructor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, with a Designated Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies. She explores writing classrooms as sites of critical making and social transformation through Critical, Chicana, and Black Feminist pedagogies and methodologies. She also creates professional development workshops focused on implementing social justice curricula. Her research crosses interdisciplinary boundaries in many ways; for example, she collaborates with the UC Davis Writing Center to study writing center pedagogy focused on peer professional development and support. She is also familiar with participatory action research for designing community-centered interventions. Overall, Sasha is committed to culturally sustaining, justice-oriented education.

Teaching & Professional Experience

Associate Instructor UWP1, University of California, Davis, 2024- Present

Writing Center Consultant and Peer Mentor, University of California, Davis, 2024- Present

Junior Writing Program Administrator, University of Nevada, Reno, 2022- 2024

Graduate Student Instructor, University of Nevada, Reno, 2022- 2024

Why did you choose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies?

I chose UC Davis WRaCS because the department and university provide a diverse educational environment and student body, allowing me to engage in rhetoric and composition research from a refreshing perspective.