Cynthia Salinas

Photo of faculty member Cinthia S Salinas
Associate Dean Pro Tem for Educator Workforce Development, College of Education
Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor in Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professorship in Education (Holder)

Phone: +1 512 232 3539
Email: cssalinas@austin.utexas.edu
Office: SZB 4.708, SZB 4.308F
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Dr. Salinas is a member of the Social Studies Education program area. Her focus in the social studies includes critical historical inquiry in elementary bilingual and secondary education late arrival immigrant ESL classroom settings, as well as broader understandings of citizenship. Her work also examines social studies teachers' enactment/countering of curriculum through narratives that include civic identities, agency, and membership of others.