Dr. Alyssa G. Cavazos
Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence
Writing & Language Studies
ELABS 270-A
Email:
alyssa.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-665-3441
Alyssa G. Cavazos is a Professor of Writing and Language Studies and Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. She is also the co-founder and Director of the Students as Learners and Teachers at a Hispanic Serving Institution (SaLT HSI) program. She teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework in writing studies. Her pedagogical and scholarly interests include: language difference in the teaching of writing, translingual writing across communities, students' learning experiences in higher education, professional development in higher education, and border rhetorics. She was awarded the University of Texas System 2017 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2017 UTRGV Excellence Award in Teaching, the 2022 Center for Online Learning and Teaching Technology Excellence in Online Teaching award and serves as a distinguished professor in the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She is committed to designing linguistically and culturally inclusive educational spaces, which can lead to students’ sense of belonging and academic success across academic disciplines in higher education and beyond.
