As transdisciplinary educator and scholar since 2000, Rosa teaches practical applications of analysis tools to the subjects of film, media, arts-based activism, cultural diasporas, and cities, especially Los Angeles as a learning context.  Seeking to make these topics and skills also accessible to early college Humanities students, designed and taught for twelve years the Bridge Service Learning (BSL) -- read an article on this course here.

As Director of External Partnerships for the School of Undergraduate Studies in the Los Angeles region, Rosa built relationships and develops collaborations with mission-aligned organizations, positioning our school as a valuable resource for local communities. Since 2007, she has run the immersive, real-world learning undergraduate internship program and has established articulation agreements with local two-year colleges, conservatory schools, and extension programs to streamline the transfer process for their students into our degree completion programs.

Rosa lives in Long Beach, California with artist and craftsman Jaime Sabatte.