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 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 Saenz
Department Chair & Professor, 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
Projects:
- Creative Resistance in Texas and Florida: An Exploration of Coalitional Politics and Sustainability on Anti-Diversity Policies in Higher Education