Her research
focuses on the intersections among language, race, ethnicity, and culture as
they relate to the teaching and learning of English Language Learners and
their families and in preparing teachers for diverse classrooms. Her agenda is built on a commitment to working with children, families, teachers in public schools,
universities, and communities for the purpose of advancing understandings
about emerging bilingual/multilingual students and their families.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Education
Department
Teacher Education
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
None
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Personal Focus Areas
education
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1989
Northeastern University
Boston
BS
Elementary Education with an emphasis in Math & Science
2004
University of Arizona
Ph.D.
Language, Reading, and Culture
1994
University of Arizona
MA
Bilingual Education
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2018
Professional Activity
Committee member, The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB)
2019
Professional Activity
Equity Advisory Board
Scholastic Publishing Company
2020
Professional Activity
Appointed to serve as a member of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction in Children’s Literature Committee for the National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of English
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1994 - 2006
Hollinger Elementary School, Tucson, AZ, Bilingual Teacher, Classroom bilingual teacher-researcher in grades one through three
2004 - 2005
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Adjunct Assistant Professor (non-tenure track)
2006
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Assistnt Professor - Tenure Track, Language and Literacy-Instruction and Teacher Education
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2008
Award
Selected participant; Division K Committee on Professional Development Early Career Seminar, American Educational Research Association
2013
Award
Taylor & Francis Distinguished Article of the Year for 2012
Journal of Early Childhood and Teacher Education
Award
Dissertation of the year; American Educational Research Association: (AERA) Literature SIG
Award
Scholarship recipient; Ethnicity, Race, and Multilingualism Committee of the National Reading Conference
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