Rana Houshmand, EdD, is an associate professor of practice in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at PSU. She completed her doctorate at Portland State University. Prior to her doctoral work, she taught Language Arts at the high school level in Oregon for 10 years. Dr. Houshmand's work is focussed on secondary ELA, literacy, social justice, classroom management, and the promise of increased cultural awareness and curriculum development surrounding BIPOC and LGBTQ teacher education.