ABOUT US

Community Based Literacies (CBL) is an interdisciplinary, multicultural, and multilingual community of university students, staff, and faculty who position themselves as co-thinkers, co-researchers, co-designers, and co-creators with local youth and educators.

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CBL programs invite members to explore, envision, and collaborate on a variety of literacy-driven topics and issues, particularly those relevant to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) within the context of environmental sustainability. The philosophy of CBL pedagogy foregrounds collaboration, support, and emotional connections among all members. As such, CBL has no hierarchy and actively stretches the boundaries of traditional notions of learning that integrates critical sociocultural issues for equity and social justice. 

CBL Team

John Galisky

CBL Text Content editor

Sarah Hirsch

co-Principal Investigator and Director of Writing for Curie-osity Project 

Faith 

Hyun

International Partner 
Saint Paul Preparatory School

Honeiah Karimi

CBL Linguistic Specialist and Program Task Designer for Virtual Reality Project

Daniel Katz

CBL Measurement Specialist and Analyst

Ali

Muller

Somer Levine

CBL Assessment  PD Coordinator​

Luis Narvaez

Valerie Meier

Professional Development Coordinator

Jasmine Nation

Rachelle Mottus

CBL

Arts coordinator

Ryoko
Oono

Research coordinator

CBL Lead Administrative Coordinator

Co-Founder of the

 Curie-osity Project

Assistant Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology (EEMB).

Program Consultant for LEAFY and Curie-osity Project

Klarissa Olivarez

CBL Social Media Assistant Coordinator

Dogukan
Ozgen 

CBL Technology Specialist and Coordinator

Estefania
Pihen

Social media coordinator & Co-coordinator of the

LEAFY Project

David 
Sanosa

Lead Program Designer, Virtual Reality Project