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kgreene@csudh.edu

Professor of Teacher Education is a first-generation college graduate. She received her Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Learning at USC. She teaches Spanish bilingual reading methods courses in teacher preparation at CSU Dominguez Hills. She began her career as a bilingual teacher and Spanish reading resource in LAUSD and later worked as a bilingual specialist in Alhambra USD and coordinator of staff development in Whittier City SD. She brings a wealth of experience in heritage language and biliteracy, early childhood programs, English Language development, integrating ELD/Science, and promoting teachers as writers. In addition, Lilia’s bicultural heritage and deep appreciation for her Mexican roots have been central to her practice. Her work has empowered teachers in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic and has created networks across borders.

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Cal State Dominguez Hills, is a first generation college student who earned a Ph.D. in Education at Claremont Graduate University. She studies how systemic racism in the public school system perpetuates segregation and precludes students of color ​from higher education as well as the experiences of first generation college students in higher education. She has been an educator/student advocate for twenty years. She recently served as an urban school district leader and developed systems to improve equity and access to higher education. She is dedicated to working with school leaders and policymakers to ensure equity and justice in urban schools. She is also currently a member of the East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ) Board of Directors and is also involved with other grassroots organizations focused on protecting and healing our communities.

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Jen Stacy is an Assistant Professor in the Liberal Studies Department at California State University Dominguez Hills. She teaches courses in the foundations of education (historical and anthropological understanding of education as well as multicultural education), early literacy, and language learning. Currently, she is coordinating the development of a new 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Program for future bilingual teachers. Multilingualism has been a key component to Dr. Stacy’s teaching career: before transitioning to the university setting, she spent four years working as a teacher in bilingual schools in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. During this time, she also completed her Masters of Education in Spanish, her second language, at la Universidad de Monterrey. Central to all of Dr. Stacy’s teaching endeavors is a commitment to social justice education and integrating critical pedagogy.

Dr. Stacy’s research centers on familial outreach in schools. Particularly, she is interested in learning about how schools perceive minoritized populations and how this perception influences their outreach initiatives. Her dissertation was an in-depth ethnography about a public school’s family literacy program in Nebraska. Dr. Stacy continues to use qualitative research methods to learn about familial outreach and involvement. She has worked closely with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation to implement and study a family digital storytelling program. Currently, she’s partnered with the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Parent Education and Consultation Program to study and provide feedback about their newly developed parent outreach programs for families of incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated youth. It is her hope that her research will provide the opportunity for others to think more critically about intergenerational learning at school sites and their role in upholding or rejecting practices that perpetuate inequity.

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Miguel Domínguez received his Ph.D. at UCLA in Spanish Language and Literature.  He arrived at CSUDH in 1987, and subsequently was the founding chair of the department of Chicana./o Studies.  His research interests include: Spanish dialectology and folk speech, Chicano Folklore, and Mexican folk art.  He is also an installation artist of altares/ofrendas related to the Day of the Dead.

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​mnavarro@csudh.edu

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pramirez@csudh.edu