Socorro Zaragoza, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Education
- Ph.D., Purdue University
- M.A., Purdue University
- B.A., Universidad de Colima, Mexico
Research & Academic Interests
- Afro-Latino literature & culture
- Latino/Chicano studies
- Second language acquisition
- Higher education Equity & inclusion
Publications
- Zaragoza, S. José Juan Gómez-Becerra, and Abbey Poffenberger. (April 2023). “My Symphonic Self: A Holistic Approach to Career Readiness.” In: Russel Carpenter and Kevin Dvorak (Eds.), “Guide to Relationship-Rich Education in Teaching and Learning.” 2022 Pedagogicon Proceedings, Encompass/EKU Open.
- Zaragoza, S., Incera, S., Hamilton, H., Marroquin, A.,Napier, T., Vance, L., Sweat, A., & Jenkins, J. (March 2023).“Training University Tutors to Work with Bilingual Students.” Pedagogicon Proceedings.
- Zaragoza, Socorro. “Imágenes e Imaginario de las Mujeres Afro-descendientes a través de los documentos coloniales en la Nueva España”, Graffylia: Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, BUAP, Puebla. 7:2010. Pp. 72-80.
Associations, Affiliations & Work History
- Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Awards & Accolades
- Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, EKU, Fall 2024
- President’s Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, April 2023
- Presidential Fellow, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 2020-2021
