Language Diversity Network




	Rafael Lara-Alecio, Ph.D. Click for Vita Click for Dossier Director of Bilingual Programs Professor Department of Educational Psychology 100 Harrington Tower College of Education Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4232 Phone: (979) 845-3467 Fax: (979)458-0192 E-Mail: a-lara@tamu.edu Bilingual Assessment and Evaluation, Bilingual Pedagogy, Theory and Validation, Bilingual Content Areas of Instruction , Hispanic Parental Involvement, Hispanic Gifted Identification, International Bilingual Education, Multicultural Education
	Yolanda N. Padrón, Ed. D. Professor Bilingual Education Programs Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Department of Educational Psychology 107E Harrington Tower MS 4225 College Station, TX 77843-4225 Phone: (979) 845-5625 Fax: (979) 458-0192 E-Mail: ypadron@tamu.edu Primary Areas of Interest Research: Resiliency, Reading comprehension for Bilingual Students, Parent Involvement, Classroom Instruction in Bilingual Settings, Multicultural Education.
	Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola, Ed. D. Assistant Professor Phone: (979) 862-4663 E-Mail: sdurodola@coe.tamu.edu Early Literacy (Spanish & English) Vocabulary Acquisition (Spanish/English) Literacy Interventions (Spanish & English) Beginning Reading , Curriculum Development, Reading Interventions, Teacher Quality, Vocabulary Acquisition
	Fuhui Tong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Phone: (979) 845-7979 E-mail: fuhuitong@neo.tamu.edu Program effectiveness for language minority students Quantitative methodology in Bilingual/ESL education Second language acquisition and linguistic transfer among ELLs assessment and testing
	Miranda Nava-Walichowski, M.Ed., ABD Clinical Assistant Professor Field Placement Coordinator Phone: (979) 862-4612 E-Mail: nava-walichowski@tamu.edu
	Sandra Acosta, M.A., M.Ed., ABD Lecturer Undergraduate Bilingual Coordinator Phone: (979) 458-4211 Email: sacosta@tamu.edu Bilingual Education, Leadership, Parent Involvement, Teacher Training