Melizabeth Santos

Assistant Professor
School of Education

Melizabeth Santos is a bilingual education specialist with experience teaching PK-12 students and coaching PK-12 teachers. As assistant professor for Dominican University, Professor Santos forefronts critical pedagogies that validate language as central to identity so that pre-service and in-service teachers are prepared to meet the needs of linguistically diverse communities.

Research Interests

Dual Language Bilingual Education
language ideologies in education
culturally responsive teaching
bilingual teacher education
professional development

Selected Publications

Woodard, R., Schutz, K., Valentine, J., Delacruz, P., Pollins, E., Santos, M., Lesus, M., & Wilber, K. (2022). Climate justice now: Asian American Pacific Islander environmentalists and change-makers. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 50(3), 49-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25417/uic.22480081.v1. Retrieved from Climate justice now: Asian American Pacific Islander environmentalists and change-makers (uic.edu). 

Selected Presentations
Santos, M. (2024, April 11). Bilingual Teacher Candidates Answering the Call to Social Justice Through DLBE [Conference session]. 2024 AERA, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Santos, M. (2022, March 26). Being Bilingual, Becoming a Bilingual Educator [Conference session]. 2022 Bilingualism Matters Conference, Zoom.
Santos, M., Wilhelmi, M., & Zaragoza, M. Characteristics of Dual Language Programs that Foster Spanish Language Development [Conference session]. 2020, Multilingual Illinois Conference, Zoom.
Santos, M. (2017, May 12). Language Proficiency Cohort Grouping: Data Interpretation for Dual Language Schools [Conference session] 2017 IALAS State Conference, Naperville, IL, United States.

 

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