2024 - Present | Department Co-chair, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Education | |
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2023 - Present | Associate Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Education | |
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2018 - Present | Director of Multiple Subject Program, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Education | |
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2017 - Present | Assistant Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Education | |
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May 2016 - July 2017 | Editorial Assistant, Texas State University - San Marcos ‐ International Journal of Leadership in Education | |
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August 2014 - July 2017 | Doctoral Research Assistant, Texas State University - San Marcos | |
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2013 - 2014 | 3 rd Grade Teacher, WISH Charter Elementary ‐ L.A.U.S.D., Los Angeles, CA | |
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2012 - 2013 | Kindergarten Teacher, Animas Valley Elementary | |
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2005 - 2012 | Classroom Teacher (1st , 2nd , and 3rd grades), Red Rock Elementary | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2016 | Student Travel and Research (S.T.A.R.) Grant |
Texas State University |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2020 - Present | Co-chair, Diversity Action Group, Dominican University of California | Present | Member, American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) | Present | Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA) | Present | Member, International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS) | 2016 - 2017 | Member, Alliance of Texas State, Texas State University | 2015 - 2017 | Member, Allies of Texas State, Texas State University | 2015 - 2017 | Member, Transcend-a student organization for transgender and non-binary students, Texas State University | Member, The American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
Honors and Awards
- Texas State University Doctoral Merit Fellowship, 2014 - 2015
- Graduate College Scholarship, Texas State University, 2014 - 2015
- Emerging Scholar Workshop Participant, William L. Boyd National Education Politics Workshop, April 2016
- Megan Curran Advocacy Award for Outstanding Dedication and Contributions to the LGBTQIA+ Community at Texas State University, May 2016
- Graduate College Scholarship, Texas State University, 2016 -2017
- Accelerated Dissertation Completion Stipend Recipient, Texas State University, 2016 -2017
- David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in K-12 Educational Administration and Policy Participant, April 2017
- Dissertation of the Year Award, Leadership for Social Justice SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 2018
Courses
- Research for Social Justice (EDU 5932)
- Preparation for Supervised Teaching
- Complexities of Teaching in Schools
- Leadership in Education
- Connections in Education
- The Realities of Teaching Elementary School
- Teaching Reading in Elementary School
- Teaching for Equity
- Elementary Supervised Teaching Seminar
- Early Literacy
2017 | Ph.D., Texas State University ‐ School Improvement | |
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2005 | M.Ed., Southwest Texas State University ‐ Elementary Education | |
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2002 | B.A., Southwest Texas State University ‐ Business Management | |
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Contact Information
Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
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