Associate Professor of History

Born and raised in Oxnard, Frank Barajas is a product of the city’s public schools. He graduated from Oxnard High in 1983; thereafter he went onto obtain an A.A. degree from Moorpark College. Along the way, Dr. Barajas earned All-America and Student-Athlete honors as a community college wrestler at Moorpark College. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in history from California State University, Fresno and last May earned a Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University.

Over the past eight years, Dr. Barajas worked as a history instructor at Cypress College in Orange County. He taught courses in United States, California, Chicano, and Asian American history. Having been inspired by dedicated and challenging public school educators, Dr. Barajas’s mission at California State University Channel Islands will be to assist students to develop into inquiring and contributing members of our community.