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Sideris, Sabrina Carolina

Assistant Teaching Professor

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Research

research overview

  • Sideris helps undergraduates in INVST Community Studies and CU Engage develop equity-focused community-based projects in the Boulder, CO area and beyond. Her research examines spatial justice, racial justice, and how higher education institutions participate in racialized displacement and gentrification. She also studies and practices community-based research, including Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR). She lived in affordable housing for 6 years and served on the Boulder Housing Coalition board for 12 years. Dr. Sideris is a Co-Primary Investigator and the liaison with community partner organizations, as well as the supervisor of the Undergraduate Research Assistants for CU-BAHRI, the CU Boulder Affordable Housing Research Initiative. Finally, Sideris studies inclusive pedagogy and the way universities develop Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programming and equity and racial - justice oriented policy and practice.

keywords

  • Higher Education, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Community Leadership, Critical Service Learning, Civic Engagement, Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR), Spacialization of Race/Racialization of Space, Social Justice, Climate Justice, Environmental Sustainability, Economic Justice, Immigration, Border Studies, International Solidarity, Critical Race Theory (CRT), Non-Profit Leadership, Organizational Growth/Development, Affordable Housing, Intersectionality Theory, leadership development

Teaching

courses taught

  • EDUC 4800 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022
    Designed to meet needs of students with topics of pertinent interest. May be repeated up to 18 total hours.
  • EDUC 5032 - College Student Leadership Development
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Surveys the study and practice of leadership and provides students with a variety of experiences to wrestle with large leadership questions. What is leadership? Who can be a leader? How is leadership an important aspect of understanding self and others?
  • FYSM 1000 - First Year Seminar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
    Provide first year students with an immersive experience in an interdisciplinary topic that addresses current issues including social, technical and global topics. Taught by faculty from across campus, the course provides students with an opportunity to interact in small classes, have project based learning experiences and gain valuable communication skills. Seminar style classes focused on discussion and projects.
  • INVS 1000 - Responding to Social and Environmental Problems Through Service Learning
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    By integrating theory with required community service, students explore how problems are shaped by cultural values and how alternative value paradigms affect the definition of problems in areas such as education and the environment. Students examine different approaches to solving problems and begin to envision new possibilities. Approved for GT-SS3.
  • INVS 3100 - Social Justice, Leadership and Community Engagement Internships
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in social justice settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change. Community service required. Recommended prerequisite: ETHN 2001. Same as ETHN 3201.
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