Past Affiliations

Director, Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy, College of Education, Kansas State University

Professor, Elementary Education Program, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Kansas State University

Director, Substance Abuse Prevention Training Program, Texas Tech University (past)

Chapter 1 Reading Teacher, Dora Independent School District

[1]English as a Second Language Instructor, [2]Citizenship Instructor, Adult Education, [3]Adjunct Faculty Member, College of Education, Eastern New Mexico University

Associate Professor, Elementary Education Program, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Kansas State University

Kindergarten Teacher, Portales Independent School District

Invited Faculty - SUmmer Seminar Series in Bilingual and ESL Education, Language Studies, University of Utah (past)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Tech University (past)

Communities
Education, Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum and Instruction
Degrees
PhD, Texas Tech University, Educational Psychology, 1995
MS, Eastern New Mexico University, Multicultural Guidance and University Counseling, 1990
BS, Eastern New Mexico University, Elementary Education, 1984
Keywords
english language or literature language acquisition and development elementary education
Languages
English, Spanish
Honors

South-Central Representative to the National Steering Committee, Holmes Group Consortium

Faculty Search Committee, College of Education, Texas Tech University

Recipient: Bilingual Education Fellowship, Office of Bilingual Education (United States Department of Education, Washington, DC.)

Cesar E. Chavez Award (In Recognition of the Work and Dedication to the Cause of Latinos in Kansas City, Kansas), Kansas City, KS, 2000

Appointee: Governors Task Force (Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs), 1998

Committee Member, Latin American Studies Consortium, Kansas State University, 1996-1998

National Holmes Scholar, The Holmes Group Consortium, 1991-1995

Recipient: Annual Scholarship Award of the New Mexico School Counselor Association, 1988

Associations
American Educational Research Association
Minority Recruitment & Retention Committee
Minority Recruitment, Retention, & Planning Committee, Human Sciences
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education