Teaching
Diana's approach to classroom teaching is informed by her time as a public school teacher and by her research on education in the United States. To this end, she centers the experiences of historically underrepresented and marginalized students in academia in her teaching. As a middle school social studies teacher, she employed teaching strategies that empowered her students to bring their community and familial knowledge into the classroom by following the philosophies of additive schooling and culturally responsive education- something she continues to do now when teaching undergraduate and graduate students on topics related to race, public policy, and social theory. Working with students continues to inspire and shape her research and professional interests. Diana's academic training and experience teaching students ranges from seventh grade to graduate school, having taught or co-taught graduate-level classes centered on research methods, social stratification, race and education policy, and urban studies as well as undergraduate classes on social theory and educational justice.
Instructor
Fall 2022. "Latinx Communities and Education in the US" (undergraduate). Yale University (Education Studies Program).
Summer 2022. "Sociology and Education Seminar: Latinx Communities, Stratification, and Education in the US" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Spring 2021. "Latinx People and Justice in New York: Freshmen Seminar" (Undergraduate). John Jay College, CUNY.
2017-2018. "Master’s Integrative Project in Sociology and Education" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Summer 2022. "Sociology and Education Seminar: Latinx Communities, Stratification, and Education in the US" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Spring 2021. "Latinx People and Justice in New York: Freshmen Seminar" (Undergraduate). John Jay College, CUNY.
2017-2018. "Master’s Integrative Project in Sociology and Education" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Co-Instructor
Spring 2016. "Sociology of Urban Education" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2020. "The Social World" (Undergraduate). Columbia University.
Spring 2017. "Race, Ethnicity, and US Education Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Summer 2015. "Race, Ethnicity, and US Education Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Fall 2014. "Education and Public Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Spring 2017. "Race, Ethnicity, and US Education Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Summer 2015. "Race, Ethnicity, and US Education Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
Fall 2014. "Education and Public Policy" (Graduate). Teachers College, Columbia University.
K-12th Grade
2010-2014. 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher. New York, NY.
2009-2010. 8th Grade and 10th Grade Social Studies Student Teacher. New York, NY.
Summer 2007. 7th Grade Math and Hip Hop History Teacher. Breakthrough Collaborative. Philadelphia, PA.
2009-2010. 8th Grade and 10th Grade Social Studies Student Teacher. New York, NY.
Summer 2007. 7th Grade Math and Hip Hop History Teacher. Breakthrough Collaborative. Philadelphia, PA.
