Erica is a doctoral candidate in the Language and Literacy Studies program. Her research focuses on restorative justice and restorative literacies in early childhood teaching, learning, and teacher preparation. Before returning to The University of Texas for her Ph.D., Erica taught early elementary grades, special education, and served as a literacy coach, coordinator and assistant principal. Erica completed her masters from The University of Texas in Multicultural Special Education and completed her Master Reading Teacher certification.
Melissa Wetzel (Supervisor)
Focuses on how preservice teachers integrate critical literacy and culturally relevant practices into field-based literacy teaching.
Molly Trinh Wiebe (Committee Member)
Research focuses on preservice teacher education, critical literacy pedagogy, and restorative practices in education.
Anthony L Brown (Committee Member)
Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.
Beth Maloch (Committee Member)
Examines literacy teacher preparation, specifically the role of coaching and mentoring that occurs inside programs.
Terrance L Green (Committee Member)
Examines principals and school-community engagement/community development, and issues of educational equity and opportunity.
The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Summer Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
O.L.Davis Jr. Laureate Doctoral Scholarship, Kappa Delta Pi (2020)
Carolyn J. and John H. Young Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Education, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Graduate Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts (2019)
