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Faculty Name

Research Interests & Expertise

Email

STEM Education

• Mathematics education
• Mathematics teacher education
• Arts-based instruction
• Interdisciplinary curriculum
• Gamification and makification in learning

 saan@utep.edu

STEM

• Technology and mathematics education
• Teacher education
• Technology and Diverse Learners
• Technology and Active Learning

 gasingcashman2@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Anthropology of education
• Transfronterizxs and schooling
• Visual and multimodal literacy
• Public school closures
• Youth/community media and adult literacy

ajbach@utep.edu

SCFE and Literacy/Biliteracy students who have an interest in mathematics education

• History and philosophy of mathematics in mathematics education
• Mathematics teacher preparation
• Integrated STEM Education
• Foundation of mathematical literacy

dcarrejo@utep.edu

SCFE

• Educational anthropology
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Feminist Theories
• Borderland Theories
• Latinas in STEM Higher Education
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Servingess, and Latinx º£½ÇÉçÇø Succes

cconvertino@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy 

SCFE

• Dual Language Bilingual Education
• Translanguaging in Pk-20 classrooms
• Transfronterizx students and teachers
• Language and literacy practices in multilingual and indigenous communities
• Engineering education in pre-K-12 dual language settings
• Ethnographic º£½ÇÉçÇø methods

mdelapiedra@utep.edu

STEM

SCFE

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Aesthetic Experience
• Arts education
• Teacher education

kadore@utep.edu 

Literacy/Biliteracy

STEM

• Underrepresented Groups and STEM pathways
• STEAM education
• Literacy education
• Teacher Professional Development
• Mentorship

Literacy/Biliteracy 

SCFE

• Critical Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education
• Bilingual Teacher Preparation
• Critical ethnographic methods
• Acompañamiento in Dual Language Bilingual Education/Bilingual Teacher Preparation
• Research-Practice-Partnerships (RPPs)
• Critical turn in Teacher Residencies

Stem

SCFE

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Social studies education
• America History
• Educational policy (K-12)
• Social Studies Curriculum (K-12)
• History Education

STEM

• Science Discourse and Communication
• Dialogic Pedagogy
• Internship Education
• Science Identity
• º£½ÇÉçÇø-Scientist Partnership

phsu3@utep.edu

STEM

• Learning Sciences
• Educational Technology
• Visual Learning Analytics
• Dialogic Education
• AI in Education
• Complexity in Education

 lhu@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Biliteracy Education
• Leadership in Dual Language and Districtwide Implementation
• Dual Language Teacher/Principal Competencies
• Transforming Schooling for Emergent Bilinguals/English Learners
• Contrastive Analysis in Second Language Learning

 ielena@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

SCFE

• Qualitative º£½ÇÉçÇø
• Multimodal interaction analysis
• Educational justice
• Literacy/Biliteracy
• Arts education
• Situated cognition
• Embodiment

 sjjohnson2@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Literacy Development
• Foundations of Literacy Instruction for Elementary Educators
• Literacy Assessments for Elementary Educators
• Reading Instruction for adult English language learners
• Word learning strategies to support reading accuracy among adult English language learners

rdkeller@utep.edu

STEM

• Applied mathematics
• Curriculum development with a focus on STEM integration
• Mathematics education in teacher preparation
• Embedding technology in learning
• Cognitive growth in elementary and advanced mathematical thinking

olgak@utep.edu

STEM

• Cultural studies in science education
• Cultural border crossing in science education with an emphasis in Latin America
• Science curriculum
• Art and science
• Scientists and teachers

wjmedinajerez@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Academic reading and writing in secondary/post-secondary settings
• Asset-based approaches to teaching and learning
• Literacy and community-based education in international contexts
• Literacy/Biliteracy practices of immigrant and Transfronterizo/a youth
• Adults across school community and civil society contexts

elmein2@utep.edu

STEM, SCFE, and Literacy/Biliteracy students who may have interest in bi-/multilingual students or linguistic aspects of their º£½ÇÉçÇø topics

• Language policy and practice
• Social identification
• Ethnography
• Linguistic anthropology of education
• Educational linguistics
• Dual language education at secondary level and higher education

ksmortimer@utep.edu

STEM

SCFE

• Early childhood mathematics education
• Spatial reasoning
• Early childhood teaching practices
• Sociocultural theories of learning
• Research Practice Partnerships

 rkpinilla@utep.edu

STEM

• Science education
• Curriculum development
• Problem-based learning and project-based learning
• Active learning and action science in the K-16 levels
• eLearning Pedagogy and the Ideal Mix of courses
• Constructivism and Hybrid Approaches to Teaching

 robertson@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Empowerment education
• Identity
• Immigrant students
• Migrant education
• Sociocultural Influence on Learning

 rreyes9@utep.edu

SCFE

• Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice
• Current Topics in Multiculturalism
• Diversity in Classroom Settings
• Social relations of power
• Critical pedagogy

crossatto@utep.edu

STEM

SCFE

• Engineering & Computer Science Education
• Integrated STEM Education
• Socio-cognitive-cultural theories of learning
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Instrument development
• AI tools for education º£½ÇÉçÇø
• Instructional Design

 jmstrobel@utep.edu

STEM

• Teacher knowledge/knowing and its relation to teaching practice and student performance
• Cross-national studies in mathematics education
• Engineering of teacher learning
• Cognition and mathematical representation

mouratt@utep.edu

SCFE

• Socialization experiences
• First-generation doctoral students

 ccteran@utep.edu

STEM

• Educational technology and instructional design
• STEM career pipeline and mainline
• STEM educator professional development
• Diffusion of innovations in K-12
• Virtual and physical simulations of learning systems

datillman@utep.edu

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Literacy/Biliteracy/Dual Language
• Bilingual/DL Program implementation
• Bilingual Ed/DL Teacher Professional Development
• Literacy/Biliteracy/DL Education
• Implementation of Bil/DL Programs
• Professional Development of Bil/DL and ESL Teachers
• Bil Ed/DL Teacher Certification

 tinajero@utep.edu

SCFE

• Educational Anthropology
• Ethnographic Research
• Linguistic Anthropology
• Critical approaches to Teaching English
• Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

 cullman@utep.edu

STEM

SCFE

• Sociocultural foundations of curriculum
• Curriculum Studies
• Curriculum and Instructional Design
• Comparative education
• º£½ÇÉçÇø Success
• Work Integrated Learning
• STEM identities

 mvdbogaard@utep.edu

STEM

• Learning Sciences
• STEM Teaching & Learning
• Curriculum Development
• BioMaker Education
• Computer Science Education

jtwalker@utep.edu

STEM

SCFE

Literacy/Biliteracy

• Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Education teacher stress and warmth
• Head Start
• Child outcomes in cognitive and socioemotional domains
• Teacher Voices

 cawiltshire@utep.edu