Iris Ruiz

Iris Ruiz is a Continuing Lecturer at the University of California Merced's Merritt Writing Program and a Lecturer at Sacramento State University's Ethnic Studies Program. Her work focuses on decolonial theory, Chicano/a and Latinx studies, and critical race pedagogy in rhetoric and composition.

• University of California Merced
• Sacramento State University

Her research explores:

• Decolonial epistemologies and methodologies
• Chicana feminist rhetorics
• Racial politics in writing studies
• Indigenous consciousness in academia

Recent publications analyze decolonial healing through cultural practices, racial dynamics in writing program administration, and historiographic approaches for ethnic studies. Ruiz contributes to debates about disciplinary reform and multicultural pedagogy.

Scientific honors include:

• 2019 Kenneth Bruffee award for collaborative scholarship