Core CRCI Faculty and Researchers

Kizzy Albritton
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Projects:
- Interdisciplinary Preparation in Early Educational Professions (INPREP)
- Cultivating Interdisciplinary and Responsive Cultural Research, Practice, and Policy Leaders in Early Childhood Professions
Emmet Campos
Project Director
Projects:
- Project MALES Mentor Program
Stephanie Cawthon
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Projects:
- National Disability Center for Student Success
Mark Eddy
Director of Scientific Strategy
Projects:
Liliana Garces
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Projects:
LeAnne Hernandez
Director, Texas Education THRIVE
Projects:
- Texas Education THRIVE
Esbelle Jowers
Director of Operations
Projects:
- Program Management and Tracking System (PMATS) and GET FIT Texas
- A Comprehensive, Mixed-Methods Examination of the Impact of Playground Surfaces on Playability and Child and Community Wellbeing
Tia Madkins
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Projects:
- Participatory Design for Climate Change Adaptation Intergenerational Climate Responsive Gardening Approach to Food Security/Climate Literacy in South African Schools
Beth Maloch
Senior Associate Dean, College of Education Elizabeth Shatto Massey Endowed Chair in Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Projects:
- Texas Education THRIVE
Charles R. Martinez, Jr.
Founding Director
Projects:
Laura Quiñones Camacho
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Projects:
- Neural, Dyadic, and Cultural Influences on Risk for Anxiety in Young Latinx Children
Erin Rodríguez
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Projects:
- A Coping Skills Intervention for Low-SES Latino Families of Children with Asthma
Victor Sáenz
Associate Dean for Student Success, Community Engagement, and Administration, College of Education
L. D. Haskew Centennial Professor in Public School Administration, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Projects:
- Improving the Educational Outcomes of Male Students of Color in South Texas Border Postsecondary
Deborah Salvo
Center Director
Projects:
Natasha Strassfeld
Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
Projects:
- Preparing Early Childhood Special Education Leaders for Diverse Settings (EARLY)
Jessica Toste
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education
Projects:
- Leaders in Advancing Data Decisions for Educational Responsiveness (LADDER)
Angela Valenzuela
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Projects:
- Creative Resistance in Texas and Florida: An Exploration of Coalitional Politics and Sustainability on Anti-Diversity Policies in Higher Education