Doris Correa
B.A. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin Colombia
M. Ed. University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew Habana Hafner
B.A. Hamilton College
M. Ed. University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research interests include second language teaching
& learning, critical
literacy, and education for equity and social justice.
Ruth Harman
B.A. University College Dublin, Ireland,
M.A. New York University, New York
Her research interests include critical literacy,
systemic functional linguistics, and performative
pedagogy. She is currently looking at genre-based
pedagogy and critical literacy in upper elementary
and middle school English Language Arts classroom.
Marky Jean-Pierre
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston
Research interests include bi/multiliteracies, literacy
and bilingualism in former colonized societies, literacy
and legacy colonialism.
Maria Eugenia Lozano
B.A. Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
M.A. Washington State University
Research interests include second language acquisition,
literacy development and first language maintenance
among immigrant students. Recently she is developing
her research on the inner city schools in Springfield
with elementary English language learner school children.
Nelida Matos
B.A.: University of Puerto Rico,
M.A. University of Massachusetts
Her research interests include biliteracy development
for English language learners, critical literacy,
family-school connections, and parental involvement.
Pierre W. Orelus
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston
MA University of Massachusetts, Boston
Pierre is interested in critical literacy and post-colonial
issues. He has been looking at the effects of high-stakes
testing on linguistically and culturally diverse students.
He has also been exploring ELL students’ transition
from ELL to mainstream classrooms.
Elizabeth Rendon
B.S. University of Massachusetts
M.A. Simmons College
Her research interests include cultural responsive
pedagogy and second language acquistion.
Elizabeth Robinson
B.A. Lehigh University
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston
Research interests include looking at the relationships
between theory and practice for public school teachers
and how research is negotiated in their classrooms.
Dong-shin Shin
B.A. Chungbuk National University, South Korea
M.Ed. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Her research interests include teacher professional
development, second language acquisition, literacy
development, and incorporating technology in language
and literacy education. Currently, she is conducting
a writing project involving computer technologies
and online resources with an Elementary schoolteacher
in Springfield.
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