Faculty & Staff
Raul Ybarra, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Writing Program, College of Public and Community Service Language, Literature, and Rhetoric, Professional Writing in Publc and Community Service
- Telephone: 617-287-7158
- Email: Raul.Ybarra@umb.edu
Degrees
PhD
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Ybarra, Raul (2004). Writing as a Hostile Act: A Reason for Latino Students Resistance to Learning to Write, New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
- Ybarra, Raul (2004). Creating Alternative Discourses in the Education of Latinos and Latinas: A Reader, Edited Book co-edited with Dr. Nancy Lopez, Dept. of Sociology, University of New Mexico. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
Additional Information
Professor Ybarra has been teaching undergraduate courses in writing at CPCS since 1995. His area of expertise is in Communication difficulties and cultural differences between Latino students and Anglo-mainstream instructors, and writing difficulties that Latino students have in English. He plays an important role at CPCS advising students on how to prepare a writing portfolio, and facilitating writing workshops that prepare students to become better writers. He is also the faculty advisor to the Latino Student Organization: CASA LATINA.
Courses Taught
Writing Portfolio
Reading Life Histories
