Yvette Regalado

Yvette Regalado, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching department at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). A practitioner-scholar-activist of Indigenous Latina heritage, she specializes in advancing cultural and language pedagogy in literacy instruction while dismantling deficit narratives surrounding BIPOC students in K-16 classrooms. Her work combines counterstorytelling, Indigenous pedagogy, and restorative literacies to create counterspaces that promote belonging and unity for marginalized learners.

• Ph.D. in Student Success with emphasis on Literacy (Texas State University, 2024)
• M.A. in Advanced Literacy Instruction (Concordia University of Austin, 2012)
• B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (UTSA, 2006)

Regalado's research focuses on:

• Disrupting educational deficit frameworks through counterstorytelling
• Indigenous pedagogies and language revitalization (specifically Coahuiltecan)
• Transformative postsecondary literacy practices
• Latina/o/x student success in racially diverse educational contexts

Her publications demonstrate trends in:

• Culturally sustaining pedagogies across disciplines
• Systematic reviews of educational equity in IRW courses
• Community dialogue circles as pedagogical tools
• Decolonizing curricula for marginalized student populations
• Intersection of race, identity, and literacy instruction

Scientific awards and recognitions:

• Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color Fellow (2024-2026)
• Institute for Teachers of Color Fellow (2024-2025)
• AERA Division G Graduate Student Travel Award
• Cynthia L. Peterson Outstanding JCRL Article Award (2024)
• Doctoral Research Fellowship at Texas State University (2023)

Regalado has secured grants including the Restorying & Restoring project ($150,000 NEH grant under review) and the Northside Education Fund ($1,500, 2014). She directs curriculum and instruction for Catch the Next, a nonprofit supporting first-generation college students, and facilitates Coahuiltecan language revitalization through the Tānko Institute: Xinachtli Pedagogy.