M. Yianella Blanco

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UC DAVIS

Assistant professor in the School of Education at UC Davis. Dr. Blanco’s research interests focus on the teaching and learning of Latine/x histories and experiences, particularly those of Central America(ns) and how those intersect with American empire. Blanco’s research draws from community-based and participatory action research methods. Her most recent collaborative research project features work with Central American-American educators where, with the use of testimonios, pláticas and encuentros, they introduce the idea of “curriculum dreaming and building” to imagine school spaces in which Central American migrant youth feel seen, supported and loved. Blanco draws from critical, liberatory, and healing-centered practices in her work.