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College of Education and Human Development at The University of Texas at San Antonio Online Magazine

New Faculty


The College of Education and Human Development would like to introduce our twenty new faculty members to The University of Texas at San Antonio. These new scholars come to COEHD from across the nation and the globe. Welcome, new faculty!

Abbreviations:
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies = BBL
Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching = ILT
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies = ELPS


Becky Huang

Becky Huang

Assistant Professor, BBL Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles in
Educational Psychology with a concentration in Second Language Acquisition.
Research interests:
second language acquisition, bilingualism
and biliteracy, and assessment of second/foreign language proficiency.

Kristen Lindahl

Kristen Lindahl

Assistant Professor, BBL Ph.D.
University of Utah in Linguistics with a
specialization in Second Language Teacher Education.
Research interests:
teacher language awareness, content-based
instruction,and leadership in english language education.

Linda Prieto

Linda Prieto

Assistant Professor, BBL Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin in
Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in
Cultural Studies in Education and a doctoral portfolio
in Mexican American Studies.
Research interests:
the use of testimonio as methodological,
pedagogical and political work Latin@ educational issues;
Chicana feminist thought; and teacher preparation.


Janeé Avent

Assistant Professor, Counseling Ph.D.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in
Counseling and Counselor Education.
Research interests:
the integration of religion and spirituality
in counseling and African-American mental health help-seeking behaviors.

Hope Bell

Hope Bell

Assistant Professor, Counseling Ph.D.
University of Central Florida in Counselor Education and Supervision.
Research interests:
trauma and counselor supervision.

Derek Robertson

Derek Robertson

Assistant Professor, Counseling Ph.D.
College of William & Mary.
Research interests:
cognitive developmental theory and
concepts of mental health and mental illness
across cultures.

Guadalupe Carmona-Dominguez

Guadalupe Carmona-Dominguez

Associate Professor, ILT Ph.D.
Purdue University in Mathematics Education.
Research interests:
assessment design in STEM education and
educational reform in international settings.

Crystal Kalinec-Craig

Crystal Kalinec-Craig

Assistant Professor, ILT Ph.D.
University of Arizona in Education with a concentration
in Mathematics Education
Research interests:
supporting pre-service and in-service teachers learning
to develop equitable pedagogies that honor children's
out-of-school mathematical knowledge and experiences
so that all children are successful in mathematics.

John Sutterby

John Sutterby

Associate Professor, ILT Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin in the area
of Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in multilingual studies.
Research interests:
children’s play and play environments.

Bekisizwe Ndimande

Bekisizwe Ndimande

Assistant Professor, ILT Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison in
Curriculum and Instruction and Education Policy Studies.
Research interests:
markets in education, immigrant
education, and social justice education.

Theodorea Berry

Theodorea Berry

Associate Professor, ILT Ed.D.
National-Louis University in Curriculum
and Social Inquiry with a concentration in
curriculum theory and social foundations.
Research interests:
critical examination of race,
ethnicity, and gender in teaching and teacher education;
lived experiences of women of color as pre-service teachers,
in-service teachers, and teacher educators.

Vittorio Marone

Vittorio Marone

Assistant Professor, ILT Ph.D.
The University of Tennessee and The University of Padua, Italy (international dual degree program) in Education.
Research interests:
new literacies and youth cultures.

Richard Boon

Richard Boon

Associate Professor, ILT Ph.D.
George Mason University in Special Education with a concentration in Instructional Technology.
Research interests:
adolescent literacy, instructional interventions
for students with mild disabilities,
special education technology applications, and inclusive education.

Nathern Okilwa

Nathern Okilwa

Assistant Professor, ELPS Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin in Educational Policy and Planning.
Research interests:
educational experiences for underserved
student groups and sociocultural contexts of education.

Juan Manuel Niño

Juan Manuel Niño

Assistant Professor, ELPS Ph.D.
Texas State University in School Improvement.
Research interests:
issues of Latinos in education,
the superintendency and leadership preparation
for social justice.

Curtis Brewer

Curtis Brewer

Assistant Professor, ELPS Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin in Educational Administration
with a concentration in Policy and Planning.
Research interests:
the political action of educators and
critical histories of policy development.

Kara Styck

Kara Styck

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology Ph.D.
Arizona State University in
School Psychology.
Research interests:
Evidence-based assessment of learning,
behavioral, and developmental disabilities
and decision-making for diagnostic
and intervention purposes.

Victor Villarreal

Victor Villarreal

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology Ph.D.
Texas A&M University in School Psychology.
Research interests:
quality indicators of school psychology
intervention research and school-based mental health services.

Sarah Ullevig

Sarah Ullevig

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology,
Health, and Nutrition Ph.D
.
University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio in Biochemistry.
Research interests:
heart disease, dietary supplements, and elderly nutrition.

William

William Land

Assistant Professor, Health & Kinesiology Ph.D.
Florida State University in
Sport Psychology.
Research interests:
attention, choking under pressure, and the mental representation of complex movements.

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