Armando is a popular educator, researcher, and community mobilizer with 15 years of experience working in community with local and international CBO’s, scholars and community mobilizers to transform education in Brazil, Mexico, and beyond. He is a multilingual researcher and TA teaching social justice, globalization, and digital equity where he is regularly recognized as a "Teacher Ranked as Excellent" by students.
His research engages communities in problem-solving and justice-oriented transdisciplinary research to critically examine the effects of digital development on culture, education, and sustainability in Brazilian Favelas and the World. Armando's work aims to strengthen networks of community mobilizers among Global Majority countries to transform sustainable development paradigms for the flourishment of people and planet.
Education Background:
Ph.D. Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2026 (Expected)
M.Ed. Postsecondary Administration & Student Affairs, University of Southern California, 2016
B.A. Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012