Diana Arya

Diana Arya is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, affiliated with the Gevertz School of Education and the Department of Education. Her research focuses on literacy practices and processes within K-12 science classrooms and professional scientific communities, examining how disciplinary knowledge is constructed through discursive practices.

Education:

• Ph.D, Education, Literacy and Language, University of California, Berkeley
• M.A., Education Literacy, University of Michigan
• M.A., Applied Linguistics, University of Illinois
• B.A., International Business and Asian Studies, Florida State University

Arya investigates the intersections of school science curricula, scientific text genres, and classroom interactions. She specializes in discourse-based analysis of inquiry practices in science education, aiming to bridge the gap between professional scientific literacy and secondary school curricula. Her methodological approaches include classroom observations, cognitive interviews, narrative analysis, and statistical modeling.