Earl Aguilera, Ph. D. Faculty Profile
Earl Aguilera, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
- E-mail: earl.aguilera@csueastbay.edu
- Phone: (510) 885-7439
- Office: AE 217
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- Home Page: https://calendly.com/eaguilera
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Dr. Earl Aguilera (any pronouns) is an Associate Professor in the Teacher Education Department at California State University, East Bay. He is an award-winning teacher educator, as well as an internationally-recognized scholar on issues at the intersection of literacy, educational technology, and critical pedagogy.
Dr. Aguilera’s approach to teacher-education draws on his experiences as a high school English / Language Arts teacher and K-12 reading specialist working with students of marginalized backgrounds. He regularly teaches courses in teacher preparation programs, including cross-disciplinary and subject-specific teaching methods. At the graduate level, he teaches specialization courses in educational technology, online learning, literacy education, and research methods. His teaching philosophy is grounded in principles of critical digital pedaogy, drawing inspiration from the work of Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Allan Luke, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Jesse Stommel.
Dr. Aguilera's parents, Maria Antonette Benedicto Aguilera, and Edilberto C. Aguilera, who immigrated from the Philippines, provided the support for him to become the first in his family to complete a B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. here in the United States. He continues the work of his maternal grandmother, Emiliana la Serna Benedicto (Lola Miling), who was herself a lifelong educator, and his father, who became a teacher later in life. Building on this legacy, Dr. Aguilera is committed to transforming the educational landscape for first-generation students, students of color, and all of those who have been marginalized by educational and social institutions in the United States and beyond.