Lorenia Salgado-Leos is a Sessional Lecturer and PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the study of infrastructure and movement in migratory settings. She holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature from San Diego State University, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research and Teaching Areas, Interests

• Infrastructures, Borders, Urban Studies/Theory
• Migration, Mobility, Culture
• Philosophy, Literature, Art, Cinema
• Open-Access Scholarship/Pedagogy, Course Design

Dissertation: “Infrastructures of Mobility.” PhD. University of British Columbia. Supervisor: Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray

Roles, Projects: Ethnography of Infrastructure; Open Educational Resources Project; Experiential Education Researcher; Course Coordinator

Affiliations: Borders Research Group. Centre for Migration Studies, UBC

Teaching

Lorenia’s teaching seeks to cultivate learner-centric, scaffolded, experiential approaches. Fostering multimodal, open-access platforms, she incorporates collaborations by students, having an active role within and beyond the classroom.

Talks: “Sonic Ecologies: Place and Listening in Teaching and Learning.” Celebrate Learning Week

Awards, Grants: UBC Vancouver Teaching/Learning OER Fund