I am currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Applied Linguistics and TESL at the University of California, Los Angeles. I came to the academy after my experience teaching English to migrant students in middle school. motivated by my experience teaching English to 7th and 8th grade migrant students, where I discovered my passion for language policy, identity, education and teaching, and linguistic anthropology. Determined to make connections between theory and practice, and apply broader issues of language, education, performance, and ideologies to the everyday lives of marginalized groups, I continue teaching and researching in a variety of settings that help me connect my research interests with practical outcomes that adhere to an agenda of social justice and action. To date, I continue teaching and researching in a variety of settings that help me connect my research interests with practical outcomes that adhere to an agenda of social justice and action. My dissertation focuses on how semiotic resources are used in Chicana/o performance to (re)construct, negotiate, and critically comment on race/ethnicity, politics, and social issues. For more information about my research and teaching, click any button at the top of the page. click on any button at the top to navigate to another page Lauren Mason Carris