Karla O’Donald

Karla O’Donald, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the Spanish & Hispanic Studies department at AddRan College of Liberal Arts, Texas Christian University, and holds an affiliation as Assistant Professor at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. Her work bridges Languages for Specific Purposes, World Language Teacher Education, and Chicana Feminist Epistemologies.

• Education: Curriculum Studies, Texas Christian University

Her research explores Decoloniality and Testimonio in educational contexts, focusing on Latina narratives, borderlands identities, and resistance frameworks. Recent publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to pedagogy, clinical education, and cultural theory, with a strong emphasis on Chicana/Latina studies, decolonial research, and testimonio practices.

Karla collaborates on projects addressing language acquisition, medical education, and feminist epistemology, while mentoring through lived curricula and community engagement.