Edgar Diaz
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Assistant Professor

Contact Information
Office Location: EDUC 377Phone: 435-797-0386
Email: edgar.diaz@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
PhD, Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings (LLLMS), University of Miami, 2022 Dissertation
“Far Less is Known”: A Three-Article Dissertation Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Educators in California and Florida
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
- 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.
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Suarez, M.I, Strunk, K., Furr, K.N, Tuxbury, K.L, Justus-Smith , C., Nicolai, K.D, Racelis, T.L, Frierson, M., Diaz, E., Boateng, O., Grigg, J.P, (2025). QuantCrit at the Intersections: A Systematic Review of Gender and Sexuality in QuantCrit Research. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Butler, T., Diaz, E., (2025). Bridging theory and practice: Applying systemic functional linguistics to U.S. history textbooks. Iowa Journal for the Social Studies, 33:1, 4-25.
- K.W, Diaz, E., (2023). Rifts in representation: A linguistic analysis of STEM identity in a 9th grade world history textbook. Social Studies Journal, 43:1, 17-33.
- Diaz, E., (2021). Constructing cohesive meaning: A textual analysis of diseases in an 11th-grade U.S. history textbook. International Journal on Social and Education Sciences , 3:1, 197-215.
- de Oliveira, L.C, Smith, S.L, Axelrod, D., Diaz, E., Vicentini, C., (2021). Supporting academic language development for multilingual learners across content areas through the identification of textual features. Journal of Narrative and Language Studies, 9:17, 227-242.
- Deroo, M.R, Diaz, E., (2021). “They enjoyed little political power:” Representations of immigrant experience in an 11th-grade U.S. history textbook. Linguistics and Education, 64, 1-10.
- Cavendish, W., Barrenechea, I., Young, A.F, Diaz, E., Avalos, M.A, (2020). Urban teachers’ perspectives of strengths and needs: The promise of teacher responsive professional development. The Urban Review, 53, 318-333.
- Diaz, E., Deroo, M.R, (2020). Latinxs in contention: A systemic functional linguistic analysis of 11th-grade US history textbooks.. Theory & Research in Social Education, 48:3, 375-402.
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