Elizabeth Galvez Hard "Ellie", Lecturer
Department of Literacy Studies and Elementary Education

Stevenson 3062
707.664.3329 tel
707.664.2483 fax
elizabeth.galvez@sonoma.edu

Born and Raised in, Santiago, Chile
Came to the US in 1972
Lived in Germany and traveled all over Europe in the late 70’s
Worked as a missionary in Colombia and Mexico in the 80’s
Fully bilingual in Spanish and English
Married with 4 grown children.

Professional Memberships:

Director of the Teacher Diversity Project, a CSU Chancellor’s Initiative
Member of Aiming High at SCOE
Member and Presenter of CABE
USF Graduate Fellowship
Reading the World Multicultural Conference

Publications, Grants, Research:

Research expert in second language learners and indigenous languages
Write education articles for La VOZ bilingual Newspaper
Writing and illustrating children’s books on multicultural issues
Research on Latina-feminist Teachers using critical pedagogy

Awards and Honors:

MESA Award from Mendocino College
PUENTE Program from SRJC
FLP Award from CSU

Education and Degrees:

Ed.D in International Multicultural Education (in Progress at USF)
MA in Education from HSU
BA in Multicultural Studies and ESL from HSU