Dr. Stehn researches and teaches the philosophies of the Americas. His most recent research explores Mexican and Mexican American Philosophy, especially the work of Gloria Anzaldúa, in order to develop a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate philosophy of education to flesh out UTRGV's vision of becoming the USA's "premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university." He also publishes on teaching and is the recipient of the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (2014) and the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching.
Beyond the philosophy department, Dr. Stehn is the …
Dr. Stehn researches and teaches the philosophies of the Americas. His most recent research explores Mexican and Mexican American Philosophy, especially the work of Gloria Anzaldúa, in order to develop a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate philosophy of education to flesh out UTRGV's vision of becoming the USA's "premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university." He also publishes on teaching and is the recipient of the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (2014) and the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching.
Beyond the philosophy department, Dr. Stehn is the Co-founder and President of RGV PUEDE, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and organize parents, families, and communities to support, improve, and extend dual language bilingual education programs from Pre-K to 12th across the Rio Grande Valley.
