DR. PAU ABUSTAN, PH.D.
(gender fluid, any pronoun)
Queer Crip Pilipinx
Lucbanin Kapampangan
Scholar-Activist-Educator
EDUCATION
10+ YEARS OF TEACHING
California State University Los Angeles (CSULA)
Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Disability Studies
Western Washington University (WWU)
Intro to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Disability Justice
Highline College (HC)
University of Washington, Bothell (UWB)
Disability Culture in Schools & Society
Washington State University (WSU)
Intro to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
Race and Gender in Global Health Politics
Academic Success
First Year Success
Learning and Development
Multicultural Leadership
Pullman School District (PSD)
K-8 General and Special Education
DOCTORAL EDUCATION
Washington State University (WSU)
Ph.D. Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education
American Studies cognate
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Master of Public Administration
Public and Non-Profit Leadership emphasis
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
B.A. Feminist Studies
B.A. Political Science
16+ YEARS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
College of New Jersey Women's History Month
Tacoma College Disability Justice Week
Bellevue College Disability Justice Professional Development
WWU Disability UnConference
Highline College Disability Justice Week
Autistic Women and Non-Binary Network Disabled BIPOC Interventions in Teaching
TQBIPOC in Higher Education Symposium
UWB Diversity Center Asian American History Month
UNC Gender Studies Research Center
WSU Gender and Sexual Orientation Resource Center
WSU Future Teachers of Color Conference
WSU Queer People of Color and Allies
WSU Diversity Education
WSU Asian American Pacific Islander Center
WSU Asian Pacific American Women
WSU Filipino American Students Association
Northwest Filipino American Regional Conference
National Feminist Majority Association
UCSB Queer Pilipino Conference
UCSB Facing Race Conference
UCSB Grass Roots Organizing Weekend
16+ YEARS OF EVENT ORGANIZATION & FACILITATION
UW Disability Studies Graduation
UWB Academic Success Workshops
WSU First Scholars Graduation
WSU MultiCultural Student Services Graduation
WSU First Scholars Program Academic, Career, and Cultural Workshops
WSU Academic Success Workshops
WSU Team Mentoring Program Academic, Career, and Cultural Workshops
AERA Queer SIG Pre-Conference
UCSB Voter Coalition
UCSB Labor Coalition
UCSB Pilipino Graduation
UCSB Women of Color Conference
UCSA Student of Color Conference
EDUCATOR WEBSITES
CSULA Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Assistant Professor
WWU Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Visiting Assistant Professor
Highline College Ethnic and Gender Studies Affiliate Faculty
UW Disability Studies Affiliate Faculty