Language, Literacy, & Culture Faculty
Maria José Botelho
Professor
Program Coordinator, Language, Literacy, and Culture
Program Coordinator, Reading Specialist
Program Coordinator, Language, Literacy, and Culture
Program Coordinator, Reading Specialist
Maria José Botelho is interested in how school literacy practices can be re-imagined to affirm children’s cultural and linguistic knowledge.
Theresa Austin
Professor
Director, Bilingual ESL & Multicultural Education
Co-Chair, Language, Literacy, and Culture
Director, Bilingual ESL & Multicultural Education
Co-Chair, Language, Literacy, and Culture
Dr. Austin’s research draws on critical race and sociocultural theories to examine language and literacy policies and planning for multilingual learners.
Marialuisa Di Stefano
Associate Professor
2026 Fulbright Global Scholar Award (on sabbatical AY 2026-27); first-gen multilingual and multicultural researchers in dual language and bilingual education.
Kofi-Charu Nat Turner
Professor
Chair, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
Chair, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
Language, Literacy, & Culture
Zhaoyu (Miranda) Wang-Doyle
Lecturer
Program Coordinator, ESL
Program Coordinator, ESL
Miranda Wang is a Lecturer in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies.
