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Rachel Snyder Bhansari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Portland State University's College of Education, where she serves as core faculty in the Bilingual Teacher Pathway (BTP) program.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Curriculum & Instruction: Language, Literacy and Culture from the University of Washington
- M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago
Dr. Bhansari's research examines multilingual teachers' experiences in Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) classrooms, focusing on how critical consciousness navigates racial and linguistic inequities. Her work extends to teacher educator identity formation and researcher accountability within educational equity frameworks.
She teaches courses spanning language acquisition, cultural studies, community engagement, and educational research methodologies, directly integrating her scholarship into teacher preparation.
