Project team: Dr. Adriana Villavicencio, Dr. Doron Zinger, Socorro Cambero Award: Office of Inclusive Excellence Building Community To Confront Extremism Title: Confronting Extremism through Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in a STEM Educator Program Abstract The underrepresentation of marginalized students in STEM is a serious equity issue. Teachers can play a pivotal role in addressing this issue,…Continue Reading Confronting Extremism through Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in a STEM Educator Program
Year: 2021
Assistant Professor receives two grants aimed at reducing inequities among English Learners, dismantling racism in K-12 schools
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio was recently awarded two grants, both to begin in 2022, aimed at reducing inequalities among English Learners and dismantling racism in K-12 schools. First, a three-year, $598,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation, “Reducing Inequalities for Immigrant, Multilingual Students in Secondary Schools,” will research the impacts of Internationals Academies (IAs). IAs are specialized…Continue Reading Assistant Professor receives two grants aimed at reducing inequities among English Learners, dismantling racism in K-12 schools
NSF grant to enhance understanding of student thinking in mathematics “proof-transition courses”
The National Science Foundation awarded Professor Rossella Santagata a three-year, $300,000 grant to improve undergraduate instructional teams’ understanding of student mathematical thinking in proof-transition courses. The project will be conducted in partnership with the UCI Department of Mathematics. Professor Alessandra Pantano and Associate Professor Roberto Pelayo are serving as Co-Principal Investigators. Proof-transition courses, such as Introduction to Abstract Mathematics, introduce students as…Continue Reading NSF grant to enhance understanding of student thinking in mathematics “proof-transition courses”
Adriana Villavicencio awarded Hellman Fellowship
The UCI Office of Academic Personnel awarded Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio a 2021-22 Hellman Fellowship Award, given to promising assistant professors who show innovation, dedication to inclusive excellence, and capacity for great distinction in their research. Through the award, Villavicencio will study the outcomes of a racial justice program across three public high schools in Orange County. Existing…Continue Reading Adriana Villavicencio awarded Hellman Fellowship
Professor Santagata receives 2020-21 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship
The UCI Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program ( UROP) awarded Professor Rossella Santagata the 2020-21 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship. The award recognizes faculty members who exhibit excellence in training, professional development, ongoing support, evaluations and feedback, and impact on learning and development. Santagata, who has worked at UCI for 15 years, estimates that she has advised…Continue Reading Professor Santagata receives 2020-21 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship
Center Members Recieve Spencer Grant: Interrogating Recruitment Practices of Black Candidates into Teacher Preparation
Spencer Foundation, Racial Equity Special Research Grants PI: Brandy Gatlin-Nash; Co-PI: Elizabeth van Es Project team: Carlos Sandoval, Acacia Warren, & Rossella Santagata, UCI; Becky G. Sumbera, CSU San Bernardino Abstract The teaching profession has had long-standing challenges recruiting Black teachers (Albert Shanker Institute, 2015). Though some research has surfaced promising strategies for recruiting Black candidates…Continue Reading Center Members Recieve Spencer Grant: Interrogating Recruitment Practices of Black Candidates into Teacher Preparation