Profile
A graduate of St. Joseph's University (B.A.) and Temple University (M.A.), Carmen is a Professor of English at San Diego Miramar College. In addition to teaching all levels of composition and literature, Carmen coordinates the Honors Program and edits the campus literary magazine. Students named Carmen a Most Inspirational Faculty Member in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and recognized her as a Faculty Leader in 2010. Carmen is a fellow of the San Diego Area Writing Project. She has also been awarded the San Diego Fellowship. An advocate for an emancipatory approach to education, Carmen writes about ways colleges can transform education settings into places of true engagement and inclusion. Her scholarship includes “Digital Voices: Critical Pedagogy in the Community College Classroom,” an unpublished first year doctoral paper and “Teaching for Social Justice: Academic Rigor with Love,” published in Visions Across the Americas (2013). Her dissertation places student voice at the center and examines how disadvantaged, high-achieving students navigate the community college effectively despite economic, socio-cultural, political, and institutional impediments to their success. She is a member of several Teaching for Social Justice networks.
