The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Dr. René M. Rodríguez-Astacio to the Department of English. He earned a doctorate in curriculum instruction, focused on literacies and English language arts, from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include English education, LGBTQIA+ topics in teacher education, as well as the representation of Latinx and LGBTQIA+ populations and its intersections in children’s and young adult literature. He is informed by critical multiculturalism, queer theory, Latinx critical legal theory and critical content analysis.

What are you most looking forward to teaching at Fresno State?
I am looking forward to meeting the students. During my online campus visit, I engaged in conversation with students here whose creativity, inquiry, and compassion made me feel welcomed and eager to meet them in the classroom.

To learn more about Rodríguez-Astacio, visit the College of Arts and Humanities blog.