FIR Bios

Meet the 2021-22 Faculty In Residence

G. Reyes

Anti-racist, Decolonial, and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

Dr. G. Reyes (Taga-Ilog & Kapampangan) works as an Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership for Social Justice Ed.D. program and Preliminary Administrative Credential Services program. His approaches to educational leadership & teacher development, research, and professional learning are rooted in critical, socio-cultural, & ethnic studies discourses that forefront culturally sustaining and radical healing pedagogies while also decentering whiteness and coloniality. Some of his work investigates Critical, Humanizing, Culturally, and Politically Determined pedagogies and teacher development; Decolonial and Ethnic Studies approaches to principled, socioculturally-grounded, values-centered, higher purpose-driven educational leadership and organizational development; Participatory Action Research and problem of practice inquiry; Art, digital media, and Hip Hop as critical race counter-storytelling; and Filipina/x/o American Studies. He completed his Post Doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University and his Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, Society, and Culture in Education at the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to his work at CSUEB, he is a founding school designer and Board member for the forthcoming Homies Empowerment Community High School for Our Success (HECHOS), which aims to welcome "home" formerly incarcerated, gang-impacted/involved, and school-marginalized youth toward a vision of emancipation and self-determination.

Shubha Kashinath

Advancing Disability Justice

Dr. Shubha Kashinath is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences in the College of Letters Arts and Social Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Florida State University. Dr. Kashinath's research focuses on autism across the lifespan, caregiver focused interventions, and professional development of speech pathologists and related professionals. She teaches coursework in early intervention, autism, counseling, and interprofessional teaming and collaboration. Dr. Kashinath's research has been funded by Ability Central, The California Wellness Foundation, and the US Department of Education. She is a member of the Cal State East Bay's Disability Justice Working Group and is committed to advocacy and collaboration to promote equity and inclusion for disabled students, staff, and faculty on campus.

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