Edgar Diaz

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Assistant Professor


Edgar Díaz

Contact Information

Office Location: EDUC 377
Phone: 435-797-0386
Email: edgar.diaz@usu.edu
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Educational Background

PhD, Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings (LLLMS), University of Miami, 2022
“Far Less is Known”: A Three-Article Dissertation Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Educators in California and Florida
MS, Education and Social Change, University of Miami, 2015
BA, Sociology, (History), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011
Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Studies Pre-K-12 , California Commission on Teacher Credentialing , 2022
General Education Limited Assignment Multiple Subject Teaching Permit , California Commission on Teacher Credentialing , 2022
Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Permit (CLAD), California Commission on Teacher Credentialing , 2022
Professional Certification in Social Studies Grades 6-12 , State of Florida Department of Education , 2020

Awards

Applied Educator of the Year , 2026

School of Teacher Education & Leadership, Utah State University


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Diaz, E., (2025). In the Heights (2021): Hollywood or history: An inquiry-based strategy to learn about Latinx communities and history in the classroom. Emerald
  • de Oliveira, L.C, Axelrod, D., Diaz, E., Smith, S.L, Vicentini, C., (2021). Virtual collaborations to disseminate and publish research results. : Getting English language teachers research ready.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

TEAL 7200 - Advanced Review of Cultural Studies Research, Fall 2025
SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Fall 2025
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2025
SCED 5810 - Social Studies Teaching Methods, Spring 2025
SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Spring 2025
SCED 3550 - Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades, Spring 2025
SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Fall 2024
SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Fall 2024
TEAL 7810 - Research Seminar, Summer 2024
SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Spring 2024
SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Fall 2023
SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED, SCED 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500, 3500 - Teaching Social Studies, Fall 2023