Research Interests

Dr. Claudia Diaz-Diaz’s scholarship explores the transformative role of pedagogies in advancing social and ecological justice. Her work has evolved through long-standing collaborations with women’s grassroots organizations in Chile, particularly those engaged in rebuilding community life and collective agency following 16 years of dictatorship. These partnerships have informed her commitment to community-based learning and participatory research as vehicles for social transformation and intergenerational resilience.

Grounded in critical and place-based pedagogies, Dr. Diaz-Diaz’s research examines how colonial legacies continue to shape education, culture, and knowledge production. Her engagement with land-based literature has deepened her inquiry into the relationships among education, climate change, and gender justice. Currently, her research focuses on amplifying the knowledges of women’s grassroots organizations working at the intersection of climate and gender justice in Chile. By centering their pedagogical practices and collective wisdom, she seeks to inform policy development and curriculum innovation across K–12, post-secondary, and adult education.

At the core of Dr. Diaz-Diaz’s scholarship is a commitment to decolonial, feminist, and community-engaged approaches that challenge inherited colonial and patriarchal paradigms while fostering collaborative pathways toward equitable and sustainable futures.