Omar Padilla, Ph.D.
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	omar.padilla@gcccd.edu

Omar Padilla, PhD, is an Ethnic Studies instructor at Grossmont College and the Associate Director for Academic Initiatives at UC San Diego’s Raza Resource Centro and Lecturer at San Diego State University in Chicana and Chicano Studies. He earned his PhD and MA in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego, an MA in Mexican American Studies from Cal State Los Angeles, and a BA in Politics and Latin American and Latino Studies from UC Santa Cruz. His research focuses on U.S.-Mexico transborder communities, Chicanx/Latinx identities, gender and sexuality, queer experiences, and digital cultures. His teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding race, ethnicity, power, identity, and social inequality.