{"id":28185,"date":"2025-12-04T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=28185"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:11:16","slug":"rebecca-sockbeson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/facultystaff\/rebecca-sockbeson\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Sockbeson"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_d451b0-1f\"><strong>Professor of Indigenous Education<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:rsockbeson@maine.edu\">rsockbeson@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image28185_39723a-6f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image28185_39723a-6f\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Rebecca Sockbeson.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-28188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Sockbeson.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_1e6616-e4\">117 Merrill Hall<br>University of Maine<br>Orono, ME 04469<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_23e98a-e4\"><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Dr.&nbsp;Rebecca&nbsp;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\u2019s 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\u2019s first compulsory course in Aboriginal Education.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_f2b4d2-1c\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28185_4327b0-dd\">Ph.D. in Indigenous Peoples Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies, 2011, University of Alberta<br>M.Ed. individualized concentration on American Indian Education, 1998, Harvard University<br>B.A., Political Science, University of Maine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr.\u00a0Rebecca\u00a0Sockbeson (she\/her) is a Professor of Indigenous Education in the College of Education and Human Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":0,"parent":24368,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"%%post_title%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"Dr.\u00a0Rebecca\u00a0Sockbeson (she\/her) is a Professor of Indigenous Education in the College of Education and Human Development.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"ckelly","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/author\/caseykelly-2\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28195,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28185\/revisions\/28195"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}