Marissa Munoz

Marissa Munoz, Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio. She identifies as a critically engaged educator, activist, scholar, and community member with ancestral ties to Indigenous territories of South Texas, including lands of the Estok'Gna, Coahuilteca, Tlaxcalteca, Apache, and Comanche peoples.

Her research centers Indigenous epistemologies and land-based educational practices, with emphasis on decolonizing approaches. Key interests include:

• Indigenous Education: Revitalizing ancestral knowledge systems in academic contexts
• Critical Pedagogy: Challenging power structures through educational frameworks
• Community Engagement: Building reciprocal university-community partnerships
• Multicultural Education: Developing curricula honoring diverse cultural narratives
• Place-Based Education: Integrating local landscapes and cultural heritage into learning
• Decolonizing Methodologies: Transforming research and teaching practices

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