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Aguilar, O. (2025). A Latine Outdoor Experience: Remembering, Resisting and Reimagining. Texas A&M University Press.
Gibson, L.M., Busch, KC, Stevenson, K.T., Cutts, B.B., DeMattia, E.A., Aguilar, O.M., Ardoin, N.M., Carrier, S.J., Clark, C.R., Cooper, C.B., Feinstein, N.W., Goodwin, J., Peterson, M.N., Wheaton, M. (2022). What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL. Environmental Education Research DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2022.2067325
Aguilar, O. M. (2021). The critical piece missing from a critical food studies curriculum. Food, Culture & Society, 24(2), 325-335.
Aguilar, O. (2020, March 26). Are We Prepared for a Climate Crisis in the Middle of a Pandemic? Truthout.
Aguilar, O. was invited to give the 2026 Rao Annual Lecture on Environmental Racism/Justice at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. She presented her talk, 鈥淗ow Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers made me a climate activist: Exploring the role of the neighborhood and storytelling in climate justice鈥 on March 12th, 2026.
Aguilar, O. (2026) Guest speaker at Cornell Cooperative Extension's Campus-County Connection Series
Aguilar, O. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced Olivia Aguilar as a recipient of the inaugural Fellows Award. The AASHE Fellows Award recognizes mid-career individuals who are significantly contributing to the advancement of sustainability in higher education.
Aguilar, O. (2023) Was invited to contribute to a special issue of Di谩logo on her work examining the Latinx outdoor experience. As a contributor, she was also invited to participate in the Latinx Outdoor Recreation Symposium and Workshop.
Aguilar, O. Has been selected as the speaker for this year鈥檚 Daffodil Lecture on Sustainability and the Environment for the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her talk, 鈥淪eeking the Justice in Environmental and Sustainability Work鈥 will premiere March 15, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Was one of five panelists who spoke on Food Justice and Community Gardening in September hosted by the Women of Color Leadership Network at UMass Amherst in collaboration with the Pioneer Valley Worker鈥檚 Center.
