María Cioè-Peña

Research interests: Inclusion, Special Education, Bilingual Education, Translanguaging, Urban Education, Anti-racist and Anti-ableist Education, School-Family Relationships, Mothering/Motherhood, Immigrant issues, Latinx Racial formation in the U.S.
Population Focus: Latinxs, AfroLatinxs, emergent bilinguals labeled as disabled, children with disabilities, mothers, multiply marginalized communities
Primary Theoretical Stances: Critical Disability Raciolinguistic (CDR) Perspective, DisCrit, CRT, Raciolinguistics, Intersectionality, Unitary Translanguaging, Linguistic Human Rights

​CURRENT POSITION
Montclair State University, College of Education and Human Services, Montclair, NJ
Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, 2018-2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Foundations, 2020-Present

​EDUCATION
May 2018​      |       The Graduate Center – City University of New York (CUNY)       |    New York, NY        |       Ph.D., Urban Education

​May 2007     |       Long Island University – Brooklyn     |     Brooklyn, NY       |    M.S. Ed., Teaching Urban Children with Disabilities (1-6)
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​May 2004     |       State University of New York – Cortland     |  Cortland, NY       |     B.A., English

 
BOOKS

• Cioè-Peña, M. (May 2021). (M)othering Labeled Children: Bilingualism and Disability in the Lives of Latinx Mothers. Multilingual Matters.

​PUBLICATIONS–PEER-REVIEWED  JOURNAL ARTICLES 

• Cioè-Peña, M. (2022, Online First). Computers Secured, Connection Still Needed: Understanding How COVID-19-related Remote Schooling Impacted Spanish-speaking Mothers of Emergent Bilinguals with Dis/abilities. Journal of Latinos and Education. pp. 1-15.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2022.2051036

• Cioè-Peña, M. (2022, Online First). "The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s School: Interrogating settler colonial logics in language education." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. Volume 42, pp. 25- 33. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0267190521000209

• Cioè-Peña, M. (2021). "From Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies to Culturally Sustaining Research: Engaging with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Students with Dis/abilities.” Teachers College Record. https://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=23911  
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2021, Online First). "Remote Schooling Supports for Linguistically Diverse Parents of Emergent bilinguals labeled as having disabilities"  Intervention in School and Clinic. https://doi.org/10.1177/10534512211051074 
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2021, Online First). "TrUDL: The Intersectional Possibilities of Translanguaging and Universal Design for Learning." TESOL Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3074
• Cioè-Peña, M. (May 14, 2021, Online First). "After the phone call: culture, disability and the construction of a "bad" mother."  Journal of Latinos and Education. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003003670-23 
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2021).  “Wanting to Leave; Needing to Stay: Issues for undocumented mothers of children with disabilities.” Multiple Voices - Disability, Race and Language Intersections in Special Education. 20(2): 6–23.  https://doi.org/10.5555/2158-396X-20.2.6 
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2020). "Planning Inclusion: The need to formalize parental participation in individual education plans (and meetings)." [Special Issue:“Inclusive education in the 21st century: Disruptive interventions.” ]. Educational Forum. ​84(4). 377-390https://doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2020.1812970
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2020). "Bilingualism for Students with Disabilities, Deficit or Advantage?: Perspectives of Latinx Mothers." Bilingual Research Journal. 43(3). 253-266. doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2020.1799884
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2020). "Raciolinguistics and the education of Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Disabled." Urban Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-020-00581-z
• Cioè-Peña, M. (Winter 2017). “Disability, Bilingualism and What it Means to Be Normal.” Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction, 19(1). 
• Cioè-Peña, M. (Spring 2017). “Who is Excluded from Inclusion?: Points of Union and Division in Bilingual and Special Education." Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education: Special Issue on #BlackLivesMatter, 5(1)
• Cioè-Peña, M. (March 2017). “The Intersectional Gap: How bilingual students in the United States are excluded from Inclusion.” International Journal of Inclusive Education. 
• Cioé Peña, M., Moore, E. and Martin-Rojo, L. (2016). “The burden of ‘nativeness’: Four bilingual teachers’ stories.” Bellaterra Journal of Teaching and Learning Language and Literature, 9(2).
• Arpacik, D., Cioé Peña, M., and Kinsella, B. (2016). “Special Issue Editors’ Notes: Linguistic diversity, equity and pedagogical innovation in higher education.” Bellaterra Journal of Teaching and Learning Language and Literature, 9(2).
• Cioè-Peña, M. (Fall 2015). Translanguaging within the monolingual special education classroom. Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education, 4(1). 
• Cioè-Peña, M. and Snell, T. (Fall 2015). Translanguaging for social justice. Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education, 4(1)​ 

PUBLICATIONS–BOOK CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES

• Phuong, J. and Cioè-Peña, M. (2022). "Undocumented immigrants and education: Pathologization and policing through race, language, and disability" in Annamma, S., Ferri, B. and Connor, D. (Eds.), DisCrit Expanded: Inquiries, Reverberations & Ruptures. Teachers College Press. 
• Cioè-Peña, M. and Linares, R. (2021).“What we experience is what we value: Latinx Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Disabled” in García & Sanchez (Eds.), Transformative Translanguaging Espacios: Latinx bilingual children rompiendo fronteras, Multilingual Matters.
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2021). “Teaching as Oppression; Teaching as Liberation” In Connor & Ferri [Eds.], How Teaching Shapes our Thinking About Dis/abilities: Stories from The Field.  Peter Lang.
• Woodley, H., Cioè-Peña, M., Hesson, S., Solorza, C. (2020). “Different Places, Different Issues: Teacher education reimagined through the CUNY- NYSIEB experience” In The CUNY-NYSIEB Team (Eds.), Translanguaging and Transformative Teaching for Emergent Bilingual Students: Lessons from the CUNY-NYSIEB Project​. Routledge.
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2020). "Dual Language and the Erasure of Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Disabled." in Flores, N., Tseng, A. and Subtirelu, N. C. (Eds.), Bilingualism for All? Raciolinguistic Perspectives on Dual Language Education. Multilingual Matters.
• Cioè-Peña, M. and Castro Santamaría, L. (2019). “Bad Mother” in Lalvani, P (Ed.), Constructing the (M)other: Narratives of Disability, Motherhood, and the Politics of Normal. Peter Lang.
• Collins, B., and Cioè-Peña, M. (2016). "Declaring Freedom: Translanguaging in the Content Area to Understand Complex Texts". In O. Garcia & T. Klein (Eds.), Translanguaging with Multilingual Students. Routledge.
  
  

JOURNAL ARTICLES, ACCEPTED or UNDER REVIEW

• Cioè-Peña, M. (Accepted). “Descriptive Inquiry at the Margins.” Schools: Studies in Education.
• Migliarini, V. and Cioè-Peña, M. (equal authorship; under review). “Performing the ‘Good (Im)migrant’: inclusive education between linguistic assimilation and survival.”
• Cioè-Peña, M. (Under review). " Unpacking Parental (dis)Engagement: Adapting Participatory Rank Methodology for Educational Research."

BOOK CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES, IN PROGRESS

• Lavin, C. & Cioè-Peña, M. (Accepted). “Diversity and Disability: Issues in Special Education” In Flores, M and Houchins, D.(eds.), “Special education for ALL teachers”  Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
• Cioè-Peña, M. (Accepted). "Teach in the mornings, Cry in the evenings: The impact of COVID-19 remote schooling on the mothers of emergent bilinguals with disabilities."in Veck, W., Proyer, M., Dovigo, F. and Seitinger, E. (Eds.), Education in an Altered World  - Pandemic, Crises and Young People Vulnerable to Educational Exclusion. Bloomsbury.

​PUBLICATIONS–OTHER WORKS

• Cioè-Peña, M. (May 19, 2021). Disability, Language and Mothering . Channel View Publications. https://channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2021/05/19/disability-language-and-mothering/ 
• Cioè-Peña, M. (2020). A Seat at the Table is Not Enough: Making purposeful space for parents. Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education. https://blog.kdp.org/
• ​Cioè-Peña, M. (2019). "Complicating Notions of Inclusion". In J. Valle & D. Connor, Rethinking Disability: A Disability Studies Approach to Inclusive Practices, Second Edition. Taylor & Francis.
• ​Cioè-Peña, M. (2018). "Gifted, Talented & Neurodiverse: Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled."  The NYSABE Bilingual Times. Spring/Summer 2018 Issue, p. 7-11.  ​
  
  

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• 2022. Outstanding Publication Award: “Wanting to Leave; Needing to Stay: Issues for undocumented mothers of children with disabilities.” Council For Exceptional Children's Division for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners. 
• 2020. Third Place - Outstanding Dissertation of the Year, AERA: Bilingual Education Research SIG
• 2019. First Place - Outstanding Dissertation of the Year, National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• 2017. Ford Foundation Dissertation Completion Fellowship Honorable Mention
• 2015. Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention
• 2007. Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, Long Island University - Brooklyn
• 2005. NYC DOE scholarship for Bilingual Special Education (Spanish)      

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

• 2022. Co-PI. Spencer Foundation Conference Grant: "Envisioning an Interdisciplinary Future for Special Education and Gifted Racial Equity Research" ($50,000). Funded. 
• 2021-2022. Contributor. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Interdisciplinary Groups Initiative: "Language, Disabilities Cultures, Youth and Career Paths team." ($2,000), CHSS - Montclair State University. Funded.
• 2021-2022. Contributor. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Interdisciplinary Groups Initiative: "Latinx Oral History team." ($2,000), CHSS - Montclair State University. Funded.
• 2020. Principal Investigator. Reed Foundation Research Grant. ($35,000). Unfunded. 
• 2020. Principal Investigator. Russel Sage. Pipeline Grant. ($35,000). Unfunded. 
• 2020. Principal Investigator. Spencer Covid-19 Related Special Grant. ($50,000). Unfunded. 
• 2019. Author/Organizer. Teacher Research Group Grant ($500). Department of Teaching & Learning Faculty & Staff Social Justice Book Club. Funded.
• 2019 – 2021. Community Engaged Teaching & Learning Fellow, Montclair State University.
• 2016. Presidential Research Fund Award ($2,000), The Graduate Center – CUNY
• 2016. Advance Research Collaborative Fellowship ($4,000), The Graduate Center – CUNY
• 2016. Presidential MAGNET Research Award ($1,500), The Graduate Center – CUNY
• 2015. YAI Network Fellowship ($2,500), Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies, The Graduate Center – CUNY 
• 2015. Presidential MAGNET Research Award ($1,500), The Graduate Center – CUNY
• 2014. Presidential MAGNET Research Award ($1,500), The Graduate Center – CUNY
• 2013 – 2018. Presidential MAGNET Fellowship ($125,000) The Graduate Center – CUNY        

MEDIA / PRESS

• Huynh, T. (Host). (January 21, 2022). Episode 93: Dr. María Cioè-Peña -  (M)othering Labeled Children with Disabilities. [Audio Podcast]. Empowering ELs. https://empoweringlls.podbean.com/e/ep-93mothering-labeled-children-with-disabilities/
  
• Hudson, M & Morton, C. (Hosts). (September 20, 2021). Linguicism and Protecting Family Culture. [Audio Podcast].The Autistic Tea Party. https://owltail.app.link/gPQJp2D6Mob
  
• Mayorga, E. (Host). (September 8, 2020). Pandemic Schooling for students with dis/abilities a conversation with Dr. María Cioè-Peña. [Radio Interview & Audio Podcast]. Political Encounters/Encuentros Politicos. 
  https://www.spreaker.com/user/usalamedia/pdc-ple-e39
• Huynh, T. (Host). (July 24, 2020). Episode 24: Dr. María Cioè-Peña - Understanding anti-racist instruction for language learners. [Audio Podcast]. Empowering ELs. https://empoweringlls.podbean.com/e/ep-24-dr-maria-cioe-pena-understanding-anti-racist-instruction-for-language-learners/
• Montclair State University. (May 6, 2020). "Schools Lean on Montclair State for Support" [Press Release]. https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2020/05/06/schools-lean-on-montclair-state-for-support/
• Montclair State University. (April 23, 2020). "Lessons from afar" [Press Release]. https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2020/04/23/lessons-from-afar/
• Northwell Health. (January 31st, 2019 ). "Physicians prepare for medical mission to school in India" [Press Release]. https://www.northwell.edu/news/northwell-doctors-prepare-for-medical-mission-to-school-in-india

                                                                                      
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS-REFEREED

• ​2022. "Collaborative Advocacy: Understanding the needs and strengths of families of EBLADs." In "Identifying and Advocating for Refugee Students with Disabilities" [Panel].  TESOL International Convention, Pittsburgh, PA. March 22-25.
• 2022. "With God's Help: Mothers' Use of Religion for Language Education." [Paper Presentation] In "Power as Caring Relations: An Intersectional, Antiracist Examination of the Power of Mothers in Minoritized Language Education". American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Pittsburg, PA. March 19-22. 
• 2021. "TrUDL: An Integrated Anti-racist, Anti-ableist approach to Early Literacy Development." [Paper Presentation]. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Virtual Conference. November 18-20. 
• 2021. "Ableist Communities: Vocalization and the denial of social inclusion for non-verbal, multilingual children with autism." [Accepted Paper Presentation].  American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Annual Meeting. November 3-7 [Panel Withdrawn].
• 2021. "Computers Secured, Translation Still Needed: Latinx students with disabilities and technology distributions during COVID-19-related remote schooling." [Paper Presentation]. Build & Broaden Conference: Long-Term Impacts of Covid-19 on Latino Communities in the Tri-State Area . August 15-17. 
• 2021. ""[It] Did Not Cross My Mind": Teacher Candidates' Conceptualizations of Disability and Language Learning," with R. Linares.  [Round Table]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. April 8-12. 
• 2021. "We Value What We Experience: Translanguaging to Increase Learning Opportunities for Emergent Bilinguals With Dis/abilities," with R. Linares.  [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. April 8-12. 
• 2021. "'Entiende Pero No Lo Habla': Mother's definition of bilingualism for their children with disabilities" American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Virtual Conference. March 20-23. 
• 2020. "Excluded from the Start: Potential implications of Covid-19 related remote schooling on Spanish-speaking mothers of English Language Learners with disabilities" Coronavirus pandemic and the education  of children vulnerable to exclusion: Critical lessons for practice and policy in an altered world: A Virtual Seminar. Aarhus University, Denmark (Zoom) - May 25. 
• 2020. "Where Is Brown? How the Inclusion Movement Profits from White Supremacy." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. (Conference Canceled).
• 2020. "Performing the 'Good (Im)Migrant': Inclusive Education Between Linguistic Assimilation and Survival." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. (Conference Canceled).
• 2020. “Dual Language and the Erasure of Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Disabled." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. (Conference Canceled).
• 2020. “Finding My Way to "Black": Identity Formation and the Unlearning of the White Curriculum." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. (Conference Canceled).
• 2020. “Included Into What?" When Disability Labeling Supersedes Cultural Identity." [Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. (Conference Canceled).
• 2019. " Wanting to Leave; Needing to Stay: Issues for undocumented mothers of children with disabilities​." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada - April 5 - 9, 2019.
• 2019. "Public Health, an Educational Issue: the impact of public health factors on parental engagement." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada - April 5 - 9, 2019.
• 2019. "Adapting Participatory Rank Methodology from a Public Health Context to an Educational Research Context." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada - April 5 - 9, 2019.
• 2019. "From Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies to Culturally Sustaining Research: Engaging with EBLADs and their Families." American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Atlanta, GA. March 12. 
• 2018. "After the Phone Call: Culture, Dis/ability and the Construction of a 'Bad' Mother." Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) Annual Meeting. Trumbull, CT. October 17-19. 
• 2018. "Bilingualism, Dis/ability, and Stigma: When a social justice movement becomes a silencing tool."  International Conference on Education and Social Justice. Honolulu, HI. October 5-7. 
• 2018. "It's Not Universal if it's English Only." CAST Universal Design for Leaning (UDL) Symposium. Harvard University – Boston, MA. July 30-August 1.
• 2018. "Sharing the Microphone:  actively engaging culturally and linguistically diverse parents during IEP meetings." New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE) Summer Inclusion Conference. Montclair State University - Montclair, NJ. June 28-29.
• 2018. "Promoting understanding across and beyond named languages: Incorporating a
  Translanguaging framework into UDL." New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE) Summer Inclusion Conference. Montclair State University - Montclair, NJ. June 28-29.
• 2018. "Raciolinguistics and the Education of Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. New York, NY, April 13.
• 2017. "Translanguaging With Multilingual Students: Learning From Classroom Moments." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, May 1.
• 2017.  "Conversations around Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students." Everyone Reading Annual Conference: Success for Students with Dyslexia & LD.  The Graduate Center – City University of New York, New York, NY, March 13..
• 2017. "Call to Action: (Future) Research on Emerging Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled." New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) Annual Meeting. White Plains, NY, March 3. 
• 2016. "How Policies Contribute to Exclusion." Urban Education Lecture Series: Racism & Discrimination in the Education of Students with Disabilities. The Graduate Center – City University of New York, New York, NY, December 6.
• 2016. "The Intersectional Gap." 16th Annual Second City International Conference on Disability Studies in Education in collaboration with the Midwest Summer Institute. Des Moines, Iowa. June 27-28, 2016. 
• 2016. The Burden of ‘Nativeness’. Poster presentation at Teach CUNY - Global Perspectives on Language and Education Policy Research Poster and Outreach Session. The Graduate Center – City University of New York, New York, NY, May 2.
• 2015. “Works in Progress: Current Teacher Attitudes Towards Bilingual Special Education.” North Dakota Study Group Annual Meeting. University of Texas - Pan American. Edinburg, Texas. February 12 - 15.
• 2015. “Students with Disabilities in Shared Pathways to Success.” Symposium on Dynamic Bilingualism. Mercy College. Dobbs Ferry, New York. February 6.
• 2014. “Emergent bilingual students receiving special education services: Between awareness of disabilities and awareness of bilingualism. ” Association of Language Awareness 12th International Conference. Hedmark University College. Hamar, Norway. July 1-4.

 
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS-INVITED

• 2021. "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master's School: Interrogating settler colonialism in language education" Georgetown University. Washington, D.C. December 3. 
• 2021. "Dual Language Strand Panel Discussion"  with R. Broussard and C. Cervantes-Soon [ Panelist] and N. Flores [Moderator]. Centering Black Students in Language Education Conference. University of Pennsylvania [Host]. Spencer Foundation [Sponsor].  October 15-17. [Hybrid  ~30 participants]. 
• 2021. "Translanguaging for Inclusion & Transformation"  with R. Linares [ co-presenter]. 3rd Annual Educator Institute for Equity and Justice in Education. A Queer Endeavor at CU-Boulder [Host].  July 30. [Hybrid - 40 registered participants]. 
• 2021. "TrUDL: A Pedagogical Framework for Supporting Emergent Multilinguals with/out Disabilities" [Webinar]. Multilingual Learners Summit.  Online. July 14. [Asynchronous - 40 registered participants]. 
• 2021. "Where Does Language Reside? Unpacking the language practices of Emergent Bilinguals with Dis/abilities"  [Webinar] With Robin Roscigno. [moderator & organizer]. AuTeach [host]. Summer Webinar Series. June 16. [Live Stream; 50 participants]. 
• 2021. "Pushing the Boundaries, A Conversation on the Future of Anti-Bias Research and Practice in Education."  [Webinar] With S. Curenton-Jolly [co-speaker] and Palacios, N. [moderator & organizer]. The Center for Race And Public Education In The South [host]. Race & Education Talk Series.  Online. April 21. [40 participants]. 
• 2021. "A Praxis of Familial Feminism: Notes from the 'Scholar-Mamas' Group Text."  [Webinar] With H. Woodley and K. Seltzer [co-speakers],  Clark, E. [moderator] & Algava, A. [organizer]. The Praxis of UE2020! A Conversation Among Radical Friends Series. CUNY-The Graduate Center. Online. January 19. [60 participants].
• 2020. “Teachers as Deputies: Confronting Racism, Ableism and Linguicism in Schooling.” [Webinar] With S.A. Annamma [speaker] and Picower, B. and Maloney, T. [moderators]. Critical Urban Education Speaker Series. Montclair State University. Montclair, NJ. October 14. [400 participants].
• 2020. “B-MEIS: Do Black Lives Matter in Bilingual Education?” [Webinar]. With Brooks, M. and Broussard, R. [panelists] and Flores, N. [moderator]. TESOL International Association. August 24. [300 participants].
• 2020. "TrUDL: the intersectional possibilities of Translanguaging and Universal Design for Learning." Bank Street College. New York, NY. April 27. - Zoom.
• 2020. "Considering the Multilingual Needs of Students with Disabilities: Pitfalls and Possibilities." City University of New York – Brooklyn College. Brooklyn, NY. February 24. 
• 2020. "Wanting to Leave; Needing to Stay: complexities of Education as an Undocumented Parent." New York University. New York, NY. February 12. 
• 2019. "Special Needs Students and Building Teacher Capacity: Lessons From the Mind, Math, & Multiliteracy Summer Institute" Georgetown University. Washington, D.C. November 8. 
• 2019. "Attaining Full Inclusion for Emergent Bilingual Learners with IEPs." Teachers College - Columbia University. New York, NY. October 23.
• 2019. "Working with Qualitative Data: Coding and Analyzing Trauma."  City University of New York – The Graduate Center. New York, NY. April 13.
• 2019. "The Racialization of Language and Disabilities in the Lives Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled." City University of New York – Hunter College. New York, NY. April 2. 
• 2019. "'Yo Soy Su Mama': Latinx Mothers Raising Emergent Bilinguals with Disabilities." National Association for Bilingual Education. Orlando, FL. March 6-9.
  2018. “Demystifying The Dissertation.” City University of New York – Hunter College. December 11.
• 2018. "Increasing Access to Dance Education for Immigrant Students with/out Disabilities." Immigrants. Dance. Arts. Conference. Queens College, NY - November 8.
• 2018. "Translanguaging in the Monolingual PreK-5 classroom." Rhode Island College; Providence, RI. - October 20.
• 2018. "Supporting Emergent Bilingual Learners with IEPs and their Families." Columbia University. New York, NY. October 17.
• 2018. Keynote: "Gifted, Talented and Neurodiverse: Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled." New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) Annual Meeting. Huntington, NY, March 17.  
• 2017. "Translanguaging in the Bilingual Classroom." City University of New York – Brooklyn College. December 6. 
• 2017. "Book Launch & Panel: Translanguaging with Multilingual Students."  City University of New York – City College. March 30.
• 2014. “Bilingual Special Education in NYC.” City University of New York – City College. November 18.
• 2014. “Education in NYC Public Schools.” City University of New York – Brooklyn College. November 6. 
• 2014. “Bilingual Special Education: History, Practice and You.” City University of New York – Hunter College. October 23.
• 2014. “Multilingualism in Berlin Public Schools – A Research Proposal.” Humboldt University. June 20

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Research Assistant/ Implementation Specialist, 2013 – 2018

           CUNY – New York State Initiative for Emergent Bilinguals (CUNY-NYSIEB)

• Instructional Specialist / Professional Development Consultant, 2013 – 2018

           CUNY – Seminars for Emergent Bilinguals                                                              

• Bilingual Special Education Teacher, 2007 – 2013

           P.S.24

• Early Intervention Specialist, 2004-2007

           Special Sprouts, Brooklyn

TEACHING
    Montclair State University
        TETD 807: Studying Teacher Quality (Doctoral-level course). Fall 2021. 
        EDFD 180: Social, Cultural and Political Foundations of Education (Undergraduate-level course).
                   Fall 2020, Spring 2021; Spring 2022, three sections. Fall 2021; two sections.
        ECEL 279: Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education (Undergraduate-level course).
                   Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020  
        ECEL 375: Perspectives and Theories at the Intersection of Language Learning and Disability
                  (Undergraduate-level course). Spring 2020 
        ECSE 502: Sociocultural Context of Disability and Inclusive Education (Master’s level
                   course). Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
        ECSE 328: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms
                  (Undergraduate-level course). Fall 2019
        ECSE 536: Observation and Assessment of Elementary Children with Disabilities
                  (Master’s level course).  Spring 2019
        ECSE 439: Pedagogy in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom (Undergraduate-level course).
                   Fall 2018    
        ECEL 691: Issues, Policies and Trends in Inclusive Education: Race and Disability (Master’s
                   level course). Summer 2018
 
   CUNY – Hunter College
         SPED 704: Issues in Teaching English Second Language Learners with Special Education
                   Needs (Master’s level course). Fall 2016, Spring 2016
 
   CUNY – Brooklyn College
          CBSE 7351T: Methods and Research in Teaching English Language Arts to Emergent
                    Bilinguals (Master’s level course). Spring 2018, 2016 

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS (CONCEIVED OF, COORDINATED, PARTICIPATED AND/OR FACILITATED THE FOLLOWING EVENTS)

• 2021. Presenter/Facilitator. "TrUDL: A Pedagogical Framework for Supporting Emergent Multilinguals with or without Disabilities" [Professional Development/ Workshop]. The Collaborative for Inclusive Education. [Virtual PD, 30 attendants]. December 13. 
• 2021. Presenter/Facilitator. "Sharing the Microphone: Actively Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families During IEP Meetings." [Professional Development/ Workshop]. The Collaborative for Inclusive Education’s Annual Conference June 2021: New Worlds, New Minds, New Schools. [Virtual Conference]. June 9-10. 
• 2021. Organizer. "Intersectional Responsibilities: The Linguistic Rights of Disabled Students." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. April 8-12. 
• 2021. Panelist/Presenting Author. Multilingual Matters' Meet the Authors [Virtual Book Event]. with N. Hornberger and W. Wright (Moderators). April 1. 
• 2021. Expert Panelist. "Virtual Open Newsroom: Special Education in the NYC school system." The City, Chalkbeat New York and The Brooklyn Public Library [Sponsors/Organizers]. New York, NY. [Virtual] (January 27, 100 participants). 
• 2020. Academic Expert Panelist. "Formative Years: The Influence of Parents, Teachers, and First Friendships." Community Education Council District 15. New York, NY. [Virtual] (October 5, 50 participants)
• 2020. Facilitator. "Apoyando a su hij@ con necesidades especiales" Dos Puentes Elementary School. New York, NY. (June 10, 50 participants)
• 2020. Facilitator. "Integration of Theory & Methodology: Doctoral Student Workshop."  Teachers College -Columbia University. New York, NY. (April 15, 15 participants)
• 2019. Coordinator. Decolonizing Language Education: An Afternoon with Ofelia García. Montclair State University. (September 26, 2019, 200 participants)
• 2019. Co-coordinator. Does Compliance Matter in Special Education: IDEA and the Hidden Inequities of Practice: A Book Talk with Catherine Voulgarides. (April 16, 150 participants)
• 2019. Coordinator and Facilitator. “Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities” Week-long Intensive as part of Mind, Math, and Multiliteracies Institute (M3I): A Three-Week Summer Institute for Special Educators in the District of Columbia. Georgetown University. (July 22-26, 40 participants)
• 2019. Facilitator. "Working with Qualitative Data: Coding and Analyzing Trauma." The Graduate Center – CUNY. (April 13, 15 participants)
• 2019. Facilitator. "Research Development: The Racialization of Language and Disabilities in the Lives Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Dis/abled." CUNY – Hunter College. (April 2, 30 participants) 
• 2018. Facilitator. “Demystifying the Dissertation.” CUNY – Hunter College. (December 11, 15 participants)

EDUCATION CONSULTING

• 2021 - Present. Bilingual and Special Education Instructional Consultant. Boston Public Schools. Boston, MA. 
• 2019 – Present. Special Education Clinician. Northwell Health & Shanti Bhavan Needs Assessment. Long Island, NY and Bangalore, India.
• 2018 – 2019. Curriculum Designer and Researcher. “Mind, Math, and Multiliteracies Institute (M3I): A Three-Week Summer Institute for Special Educators in the District of Columbia.” Washington, D.C.
• 2018 – 2019. Community Outreach Consultant. Learning Resource Center - South, Rowan University
• 2014 – 2018. Pedagogical Consultant. The Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity, The Graduate Center – CUNY

 
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
External- Professional Service

• Chair for "Intersectional Responsibilities: The Linguistic Rights of Disabled Students." [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. April 8-12, 2021. 
• Chair for "Education Reform and the Reproduction of Inequalities." [Round Table]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. April 8-12, 2021. 
• Bilingual Education SIG Parliamentarian (Elect). American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2020 – 2023.
• Peer reviewer for Division G: Social Context in Education - American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2020.
• Peer reviewer for Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2020.
• Peer reviewer for Bilingual Research Journal, 2020.
• Peer reviewer for TESOL Quarterly, 2020.
• Peer reviewer for Disabilities Studies in Education SIG - American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2019.
• (Stand-in) Chair for "Expanding Scholarly Discourses on Family Engagement" American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada - April 5 - 9, 2019.
• Peer reviewer for American Educational Research Journal. 2019.
• Peer reviewer for The Journal of Teaching Disabilities Studies. 2019.
• Peer reviewer for Equity & Excellence in Education. 2019.
• Contributor to "UDL for Teachers" website. 2018 – 2019.
• Peer reviewer for Teachers College Record. 2018 – Present.
• Peer reviewer for International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2018 – Present.
• Peer reviewer for Urban Education. 2018 – Present.
• Peer reviewer for International Journal of Inclusive Education. 2017 – Present. 
• Peer reviewer for Language Policy. 2017. 
• Guest editor to special edition “Linguistic diversity, equity, and pedagogical innovation in higher education.” Bellaterra - Journal of Teaching and Learning Language and Literature. 2016.
• Peer Reviewer for Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. 2016.
• Peer Reviewer for Theory, Research, And Action in Urban Education. 2015 - 2016.       
• Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Multilingual Education Research.  2015.

External- Community Service

• Board member, Institute for Descriptive Inquiry, 2015 – Present
• Member of the City University of New York - New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals (CUNY-NYSIEB) advisory team. 2018 – Present
• Educational Consultant [pro-bono], Montclair Cooperative School. 2020 - Present

SERVICE TO MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Internal - Department Service

• Reviewer, Department Curriculum Committee, Department of Educational Foundations in
  College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2020-2021
• Reviewer, Department Curriculum Committee, Department of Teaching and Learning in
  College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019-2020
• Member of the Early Childhood Education Ad hoc Committee. Department of Teaching and Learning in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Facilitator of "Teacher Research Group" Book Club. Department of Teaching and Learning in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Member of the Teaching Students with Disabilities Ad hoc Committee. Department of Teaching and Learning in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2018 – Present
• Member of the Teaching Students with Disabilities Ad hoc Committee. Department of Early Childhood Elementary and Literacy Education in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2018 – 2019
• Interviewer, Under/Graduate Admissions P-3, K-6 Teacher Single Certification and Teaching Students with Disabilities Dual Degree/Dual Certification programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Interviewer, Under/Graduate Admissions P-3, K-6 Teacher Single Certification and Teaching Students with Disabilities Dual Degree/Dual Certification programs in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2018 – 2019

Internal - College Service

• Committee member, Convocation Committee, Department of Educational Foundations in College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2020-2021
• Member of Counselor Ed., Bilingual, and Ed. Leadership Initiative in Partnership with Newark BOE.  College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Member of Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) & Research about Teacher Education (RATE) Committee. College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Member of the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal. College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, 2019 – Present
• Member of Teacher Education Program Validity Session. College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, Fall 2018

Internal - University Service

• Member of the Office for Social Justice and Diversity (OSJD) "Employee" Committee. 2018 – Present

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• 2021. AERA Bilingual Education SIG, Pre-conference mentoring (accepted).
• 2020. AERA Bilingual Education SIG, Pre-conference mentoring (accepted).
• 2020. AERA Division G - Social Context of Education, Early career mentoring (accepted).

LEADERSHIP

• Core member, ARISE Coalition, 2020 - Present
• Board member, Institute for Descriptive Inquiry, 2015 – Present
• Session Moderator, Pipeline Conference, May 2014, March 2015
• Urban Education Admissions Committee Member, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016
• Co-coordinator of Urban Education Lecture Series, Fall 2013
• Co-Chair at the Summer Institute for Descriptive Review, 2011, 2012 and 2014

LANGUAGES

• Proficient: English, Spanish
• Beginner: Farsi, French, German

​ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

• 2018 – Present. Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA)
• 2018 – Present. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• 2018 – Present. NJ Coalition for Inclusive Education (NJCIE)
• 2014 – Present. American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• 2014 – Present. Disability Studies in Education SIG – AERA
• 2014 – Present. Bilingual Education Research SIG – AERA
• 2014 – Present. Division G: Social Context of Education – AERA
• 2014 – Present. New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE)
• 2014 – Present. Association of Language Awareness (ALA)
• 2013 – Present. National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• 2008 – Present. North Dakota Study Group (NDSG)
• 2007 – Present. Institute for Descriptive Inquiry