CLASE Affiliated Faculty and Advisory Board
Affiliated Research Faculty & Advisory Board
- Donna Alvermann
Distinguished Research Professor, Language and Literacy Education – University of Georgia - Guillermo Arias
University of Havana, Cuba - Daniel Belastraugi
Catholic University, BA, Argentina - Maria Bermudez
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia - Manuel Gonzalez Canche
Assistant Professor, Higher Education – University of Georgia - Catalina Crespo-Sancho
Strategic Planning and Outreach Specialist, Interamerican Development Bank - Gustavo de Roux
Valley University, Colombia - Fernando Rey Gonzalez
University of Brasilia, Brazil - Moises Esteban Guitart
The University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain - Juan Gutierrez
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics – University of Georgia - Michael Hannafin
Professor, Educational Psychology – University of Georgia - Sergio Quesada
Sr. Academic Professional, Anthropology – University of Georgia - Juan Daniel Ramirez
University of Seville, Spain - Lloyd Rieber
Professor, Workforce Education and Instructional Technology – University of Georgia - Albert Rosa
Autonomous University, Spain - Spencer Salas
Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Peter Smagorinsky
Distinguished Research Professor of English Education, Language and Literacy Education – University of Georgia
Associates & Advisory Board
- Janet Adams
Educational Program Specialist, University of Georgia - Maria Bermudez
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia - Jorge Breton
Director of Office of Hispanic Initiatives, Georgia Tech - Louis Castennell
Retired Dean of the College of Education, University of Georgia - Wanda Creel
Superintendent Barrow County Schools - Scarlett Dunne
Principal, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School - Richard Duran
Professor, University of California Santa Barbara - Merrianne Dyer
Superintendent Gainesville City Schools - Alejandro Gallard
Professor and Goizueta Distinguished Chair of Education, Georgia Southern University - Eugene Garcia
Professor emeritus, Arizona State University - Richard A. Gordon
Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) – University of Georgia - Kris Gutierrez
Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Colorado - Socorro Herrera
Professor and Executive Director, Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy, Kansas State University - Nic Holt
Program Coordinator, OIT – University of Georgia - Andy Horne
Retired Dean of the College of Education, University of Georgia - Patricia Baquedano Lopez
Associate Professor, University of California Berkeley - Kent McGuire
Chief Executive Officer, Southern Education Foundation - Luis Moll
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, University of Arizona - Maria Montalvo
Director Metro RESA - Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
Professor, Educational Psychology – University of Georgia - Pedro Pedraza
Hunter College - Jose Perez
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Noris Price
Deputy Superintendent, Clarke County School District - Sergio Quesada
Senior Academic Professional, Department of Anthropology & LACSI – University of Georgia - Noni M. Reis
Professor, San José State University - Steve Suitts
Vice President, Southern Education Foundation - Jeffrey Tapia
Director Latin American Association - Cindy Vail
Professor, Special Education, University of Georgia - Angela Valenzuela
Professor, Director of the TCEP & Associate Vice President for School Partnerships, University of Texas - Karen Watkins
Professor, Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, University of Georgia - Elizabeth Webb
Director English Language Learner Programs, Gwinnett - Carrie Woodcock
Associate Principal, World Language Academy, Hall County
Past and Present Supporters
- University of Georgia College of Education and the University System of Georgia
- US Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences (IES)
- The Goizueta Foundation
- CompuCredit Foundation
- Home Depot Foundation
- Title II/Improving Teacher Quality State Grants program