Department/College/UnitSocial Sciences Division

TitleDoctoral Student

AffiliationGraduate

Web SiteZoom

Primary Office LocationMcHenry Library
Office 0282

Office HoursTuesdays 2-3pm in person and zoom or by appointment

Mail StopEducation Department

Research Interests

Education Politics, Colonialism, Imperialism, Political Economy of Race, Critical Development Studies, Latin America (Argentina), Third Spaces/Fugitivity

Awards, Honors and Grants

Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship (2023-2028)

Graduate Dean's Travel Grant (2024)

Blue & Gold Fellowship (December 2024)

STARS Re-entry Scholarship (2025)

First Generation Graduate Group Research and Travel Award (2025)

Selected Presentations

René Espinoza Kissell and Arianna Rodriguez. "The Coalitional Politics of District Debt: Bridging Grassroots Power and State Policy in California." International Education & Justice Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 2024

René Espinoza Kissell and Arianna Rodriguez. "(Re)Building Democracy in the Wake of State Takeover: Community-Led Research and Resistance as Repair." American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. April 2025