María José Ruiz González

Curriculum & Instruction

M.A. in Family and Marriage, Universidad de Navarra, expected 2020
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction (Bilingual/Bicultural Education), University of Texas at Austin, 2018
B.S.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2011

Email: mariajoseruiz@utexas.edu
 
María José is a Doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction Department. Before coming to UT, she worked as a Preschool Teacher and as an assistant professor at the College of Education at Costa Rica University.
Her research interests are the preparation of Bilingual Preschool Teachers; Preservice teachers' beliefs about language use, and the Interactions between Children, Teachers, and Parents in the use of language.