College of Education and Human Development

Rebecca Sockbeson

Professor of Indigenous Education
rsockbeson@maine.edu

117 Merrill Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469

Bio: Dr. Rebecca Sockbeson (she/her) is a Professor of Indigenous Education in the College of Education and Human Development. Rebecca is of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Waponahki Confederacy of tribes located in Indian Island, Maine, United States and the Maritime provinces of Canada. A scholar and activist specializing in Indigenous Peoples Education, she holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta and a Master’s from Harvard University. Her research focuses on Indigenous knowledge mobilization, Aboriginal healing through language and culture, and anti-racism and decolonization. Previously, she was recognized with the University of Alberta Human Rights Teaching Award for her role in developing and teaching Alberta’s first compulsory course in Aboriginal Education.

Education

Ph.D. in Indigenous Peoples Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies, 2011, University of Alberta
M.Ed. individualized concentration on American Indian Education, 1998, Harvard University
B.A., Political Science, University of Maine