Areas of Expertise
- Latin@ Studies
- Oral history
- Service-learning
- Latinx digital heritage
Education
- Ph.D. Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies. University of Arkansas
- M.A. Spanish. University of Arkansas
- B.A. Spanish. The Ohio State University
Dr. Elena Foulis is a student-centered educator with over 15 years of experience in higher education. She is an Ohio State alumnus and holds B.A and M.A degrees in Spanish and Latin American Literature and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies.
RECENT WORK:
Dr. Foulis recently completed her third OER textbook co-authored with Dr. Alexandra Rodriguez Sabogal, called Español en los Estados Unidos: Español en los Estados Unidos – Simple Book Publishing (pressbooks.pub)
She has two book contracts; her first edited book comes out Fall of 2024, titled, Working en Comunidad: Service Learning and Community Engagement with Latina/o/e Peoples in the US, with Arizona Press University. Her monograph, Historias de la comunidad: Bilingual Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences, is with Ohio State Press University.