Victor DealbaVictor DeAlba is a PhD Candidate and graduate research assistant at The Pennsylvania State University. He was raised in the city of Lompoc, located in the Central Coast of California. He earned his AA in sociology from Allan Hancock College. He then ransferred to UCLA where he earned his BA in sociology. He worked as a Community Engagement Specialist for Social Model Recovery Systems in Boyle Heights, CA and the Skid Row community of Los Angeles before deciding to return to academia. He is the coauthor of We are Children of the Corn/Somos Hija/o/xs del Maíz: Husks of Hope, Resistance, and Latina/o/x Educational Success. His current research includes the power of critical and transformative pedagogical spaces, amplifying Latina/o/x student voice, promoting educational opportunity for Latina/o/x students, and countering inequity in urban school systems. Read More Read Less