DR. PAU ABUSTAN, PH.D.
(gender fluid, any pronoun)
Queer Crip Pilipinx
Lucbanin Kapampangan
Scholar-Activist-Educator

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