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Department of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty
Studies long-term relationships with Latinx bilingual students and teachers using arts-based biliteracy approaches to affirm and amplify silenced perspectives, build connections, and develop bilingualism and biculturalism.
![Photo of faculty member Paty Abril-Gonzalez](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/patricia_holt_3942_thumb.jpg)
Areas of expertise include early childhood education, racial justice and equity in early learning, educational anthropology, video-cued ethnography, immigration and education, impact of social injustices on childhoods, project-based learning led by community expertise and early childhood educational leadership and program transformation.
![Photo of faculty member Jennifer K Adair](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/jennifer_adair_2501_thumb.jpg)
Critical pedagogy; critical theory; psychoanalytic theory; critical studies of race and coloniality; neoliberal reform
![Photo of faculty member Alex J Armonda](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/alex_armonda_4650_thumb.jpg)
Investigates the nature of STEM interests and interest-driven participation and learning, foundations of cognition in STEM disciplines, and learning out of schools.
![Photo of faculty member Flávio S Azevedo](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/flavio_azevedo_2504_thumb.jpg)
Develops and evaluates interventions and assessments using technology to support the academic success of Latinx students and other students whose home language is not English.
![Photo of faculty member Doris L Baker](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/doris_baker_6102_thumb.jpg)
Studies engineering and STEM higher education, including faculty, graduate students and undergraduates.
![Photo of faculty member Maura Borrego](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/maura_borrego_3531_thumb.jpeg)
Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.
![Photo of faculty member Anthony L Brown](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/anthony_brown_1430_thumb.jpg)
Creates scholarship based around teacher education, especially relating to race and culture.
![Photo of faculty member Keffrelyn D Brown](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/keffrelyn_brown_1530_thumb.jpg)
Interests include early childhood education policy and practice, gender issues in early childhood education, conceptions of children, urban literacy education, diversity, equity and social justice in early childhood and qualitative research.
![Photo of faculty member Nathaniel Bryan](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/nathaniel_bryan_7866_thumb.jpg)
Focuses on language and cultural influences on teaching and learning mathematics, particularly equity issues involving Latinx students mathematical thinking, the simultaneous learning of English as a second language and math and preparing teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
![Photo of faculty member Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/sylvia_celedon-pattichis_7044_thumb.jpg)
Professional Development for Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education in Physical Education, Technology in Physical Education including remote observation and communication
![Photo of faculty member Jeffrey Colburn](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/jeffrey_colburn_4430_thumb.jpg)
Studies children's literature and researches the home literacy practices of families with young children in under-resourced communities.
![Photo of faculty member Denise Davila](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/denise_davila_3941_thumb.jpg)
Examines effects of race, class and capital in schools and society; investigates and extends traditions of critical pedagogy and philosophy.
![Photo of faculty member Noah De Lissovoy](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/noah_de_lissovoy_1536_thumb.jpg)
Dr. Flores' research focuses on Latina mothers and daughters language and literacy practices, the teaching of young writers in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, and family and community literacies.
![Photo of faculty member Tracey T Flores](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/tracey_flores_3776_thumb.jpg)
Examines the effects of state and federal policies on college access and completion outcomes for low-income and underrepresented populations including immigrant and English Learner students.
Examines ethnographic language and literacy practices in K-12 classrooms, specifically focusing on how Latinx critical race theory explains the relationship between heritage language and culture and the evolving identities of future teachers.
![Photo of faculty member Maria E Franquiz](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/maria_franquiz_1553_thumb.jpg)
Explores the intersection of the sociopolitical and mathematical lives of children with a focus on identity and learning.
![Photo of faculty member Emma Gargroetzi](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/emma_gargroetzi_6106_thumb.jpg)
Investigates intersections of race, language, and mathematics through the experiences of Latinx students learning and doing mathematics.
![Photo of faculty member Carlos Nicolas Gómez Marchant](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/nico_gomez_marchant_6104_thumb.jpg)
Research explores the intersections of multilingualism, scientific sensemaking, and teacher education, with a specific focus on the ways multilingual students engage in science practices through translanguaging.
Explores ethical campus leadership and factors that lead to successful leadership of educators.
![Photo of faculty member Dottie R Hall](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/dorothy_hall_2549_thumb.jpg)
Researches fitness education, physical activity promotion among k-16 students, and technologies related to physical education teacher education.
![Photo of faculty member Xiaofen D Hamilton](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/xiaofen_keating_2563_thumb.jpg)
Restorative practices; school-to-prison pipeline.
![Photo of faculty member Lorna Hermosura](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/lorna_hermosura_5091_thumb.jpg)
Research focuses on school contexts and teacher knowledge and experiences that support the establishment of digital equity for learning in K-12 schools, classrooms, and communities.
![Photo of faculty member Joan Hughes](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/joan_hughes_1881_thumb.jpg)
Brings her experience in literacy education to UT with a specialization in preparing secondary teachers to work in urban schools.
![Photo of faculty member Deborah C Kelt](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/deborah_kelt_2826_thumb.jpg)
Studies literacy, language, and multicultural education, especially involving new media and globalization.
![Photo of faculty member Grace MyHyun Kim](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/grace_kim_3775_thumb.jpg)
Focuses on the ways students learn in science courses using computational modeling.
![Photo of faculty member Kemper Lipscomb](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/kemper_lipscomb_4385_thumb.jpg)
Interests also include critical race theory specifically Latinx critical race theory and multigenerational subtractive schooling experienced by a marginalized majority.
![Photo of faculty member Nora A Luna](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/nora_luna_6996_thumb.jpg)
Engages humanizing research approaches to examine equity-focused PK-16 STEM teaching and learning across urban contexts with a focus on Black girls.
![Photo of faculty member Tia Madkins](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/tia_madkins_3778_thumb.jpg)
Examines literacy teacher preparation, specifically the role of coaching and mentoring that occurs inside programs.
![Photo of faculty member Beth Maloch](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/anna_maloch_2832_thumb.jpg)
Teaches courses for pre-service in STEM subjects and explores student understanding of mathematical and physical models.
![Photo of faculty member Jill A Marshall](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/jill_marshall_2580_thumb.jpg)
Coordinates the placement of teachers in field experiences and prepares students for ESL education.
![Photo of faculty member Sheri Mycue](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/sheri_mycue_2591_thumb.jpg)
Marginalization and Perceived Mattering of PE Occupational Socialization Teaching in PE
![Photo of faculty member Tracey J Naumann](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/tracey_ely_4133_thumb.jpg)
Examines the contributions of strengths-based approaches in literacy instruction with Spanish-speaking bilingual teacher candidates and in-service teachers in the U.S. and in Latin America.
Researches civic education, early childhood/elementary education, and teacher education to examine the role of relationships, community, and justice to make classrooms democratic and equitable spaces.
![Photo of faculty member Katherina A Payne](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/katherina_payne_2607_thumb.jpg)
Focuses on the social construction of gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational opportunities and experiences in STEM fields from a sociological perspective. Methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and analyses of large scale datasets.
preservice teacher preparation, coaching and mentoring preservice and early career teachers, culturally sustaining literacy instruction
![Photo of faculty member Elizabeth C Ries](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/elizabeth_ries_4686_thumb.jpg)
instructional technology innovation for learning transformation game-based learning playful learning & enactive role-play augmented / virtual reality for learning instructional systems design online / blended learning environments connected learning & digital equity
![Photo of faculty member Jason A Rosenblum](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/jason_rosenblum_6105_thumb.jpg)
Dr. Salinas is a member of the Social Studies Education program area and is an affiliate faculty member in the Bilingual/Bicultural and the Cultural Studies in Education program areas. 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.
![Photo of faculty member Cinthia S Salinas](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/cynthia_salinas_2637_thumb.jpg)
Studies the ways culturally and linguistically diverse groups of people use disciplinary the core ideas and practices of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to explain phenomena or to solve problems that are meaningful and consequential to them.
![Photo of faculty member Victor Sampson](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/victor_sampson_2638_thumb.jpg)
Focuses on secondary English and literacy education in urban contexts, including among transnational youth.
![Photo of faculty member Allison Skerrett](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/allison_skerrett_2646_thumb.jpg)
Teaches preservice K-12 teachers how to teach meaningful STEM content in innovative, student- and community-centered ways.
![Photo of faculty member Jennifer C Smith](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/jennifer_smith_3940_thumb.jpg)
Dr. Snaider is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research explores the enactment of educational policy in early childhood practice, with a particular focus on issues of gender and sexuality with young children. Her work is informed by poststructural feminism, queer theory, trans-studies, and intersectionality. She conducts qualitative, and mix-methods research.
![Photo of faculty member Carolina Snaider](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/carolina_snaider_7859_thumb.jpg)
Follows trends around cultural and racial identities, agency, migration, and social movements in education.
![Photo of faculty member Luis Urrieta](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/luis_urrieta_1426_thumb.jpg)
Literacy teacher preparation, coaching and mentoring, equity and justice in literacy instruction
![Photo of faculty member Melissa Wetzel](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/melissa_wetzel_2673_thumb.jpg)
Dr.Yeh's research examines the intersections of race, language, and disability to provide a more nuanced analysis of the constructions of ability in mathematics classrooms and mathematics education systems. Her scholarship centers on partnerships with schools and communities to expand educational leadership to create equitable learning environments, with particular attention to students, families, and communities who have been historically marginalized in education.
![Photo of faculty member Cathery Yeh](https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/photos/cathery_yeh_7417_thumb.jpg)