B. Gloria Guzmán Johannessen
Adjunct Faculty
Education
Ed.D., University of Washington
M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University
B.A., University of Puget Sound
Biography
Dr. B. Gloria Guzman Johannessen is Professor Emeritus from California State University Pomona. She earned her Ed.D. from the University of Washington, her Education Specialist Degree and Master of Education from Seattle Pacific University, and her B. A. from the University of Puget Sound.
Her academic background is on literacy, intercultural bilingual education, and sociolinguistics. The span of her professional work includes teaching (K-12 and university), administration at state and school district levels, and national and international consulting.
The variety of her experiences in education in American and Latin American schools and her work with Indigenous and Creole-English bilingual programs in Latin America formed her vision that critical language, critical pedagogy, critical literacy, and world view form the foundation on which equitable education and social justice can stand and endure in a democratic society.
On a personal note: Dr. Johannessen is native of Guatemala but has lived most of her adult life in United States. She has two sons and five grandchildren. She enjoys traveling and has visited over 25 countries in five continents.
