Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Education
Univ of California-Los Angeles, 2014
Master's Degree
MA in Latin American Studies
University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Anthropology
Brigham Young University, 2006
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Straubhaar, Rolf Jacob, Torres, C A, Rhoads, R, Rocco, R. UCLA Uncommon Conversations Research Grant, $8000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
- Straubhaar, Rolf Jacob. UCLA Graduate Summer Research Grant, $6000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
- Straubhaar, Rolf Jacob (Principal). Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, $82000. (Funded: 2013 - 2014). Grant.
- Straubhaar, Rolf Jacob. FLAS Federal Language Study Grant (Portuguese), $10000. (Funded: 2012 - 2013). Grant.
- Straubhaar, Rolf Jacob. UCLA Education Department Merit-Based Scholarship, $10000. (Funded: 2012 - 2013). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Straubhaar, R. J. (2025). “One day, all children will.......do what exactly?” Interrogating the ideological assumptions and implications of the Teach For All teacher educational model. In Preparing teachers for social change: Teacher education at a crossroad (pp. 43–53). Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Preparing-Teachers-for-Social-Change-Teacher-Education-at-a-Crossroad/Dadvand-Lampert-Brooks/p/book/9781032845647
- Straubhaar, R. J. (2025). Complicating our image of the “good student:” Mexican students’ use of navigational capital in a newcomer school. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 38(7), 941–955. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2024.2416717
- Wang, J., Straubhaar, R. J., Leon, S., Kikoler, D., & Rosales, E. (2025). A quasi-experimental approach to evaluating magnet schools. Evaluation and Program Planning. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102666
- Straubhaar, R. J. (2024). Complementing the scholarship of teaching and learning with engaged pedagogy and community cultural wealth. Insight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 20(3), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.46504/20202403st
- Straubhaar, R. J. (2020). Teaching for America across two hemispheres: Comparing the ideological appeal of the Teach for America teacher education model in the United States and Brazil. Journal of Teacher Education, 71(3), 307–318. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487119845635
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Piper Professor Award, Texas State University. September 2026 - October 1, 2026
- Award / Honor Nominee: Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, Texas State University. October 31, 2025 - January 15, 2026
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor for 2025, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. October 28, 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: CoSearch, 2nd Place team, Texas State University's Center for Communication, Collaboration and Creativity. September 17, 2021 - September 18, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University College of Education. February 1, 2021 - February 26, 2021
Featured service activities
- Chair
Assistant Professor Faculty Member Search Committee (EDCL)
- Member
Administrative Assistant II
- Graduate Advisor
PhD in Educational and Community Leadership
- Officer
Comparative and International Education Society, 21st Century SIG
- Member
University Budget Committee
- Board Member
San Marcos CISD School Health Advisory Council