VITA

A.Y. “Fred” Ramirez. Ph.D.

Professor

Biola University

School of Education

13800 Biola Avenue

La Mirada, CA 90639

562-903-4843 x. 3002

fred.ramirez@biola.edu

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University-Bloomington. May, 1999

Major: Curriculum and Instruction. Minor: Policy Studies.

Dissertation Title: Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Parents and Parental Involvement

in High School

Masters of Arts, Loyola Marymount University. December 1995

Field of Study: Secondary Education.

Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State University. June 1990

Field of Study: Social Science.

Associate of Arts, Santa Barbara City College. January 1986

Field of Study: General Sciences

Research Interests

Parent/Community Involvement in Schools Social Justice Theory

Multicultural Education Intercultural Education

Ethnic Minorities and Teaching Distance Education

Peer Reviewed Publications

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010) Why teach? Ethnic college students and their perceptions

of the teaching profession. Multicultural Education Journal 17, (24) pp.29-35.

2) Ramirez, A.Y. , Stymeist, M. (Spring, 2010). Bible living or Biblical theory:

What are Christian schools providing for families with children with special

needs? The International Community of Christians in Teacher Education Journal.

3) Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I. (2009). A Place for All Families Building

bridges and abandoning misconceptions is key to raising family involvement in

schools. In Marge Sherer (Ed.) EBook Challenging the whole child: reflections on

best practices in learning, teaching, and leadership.

4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Ethnic minorities and teaching: An examination on the

low numbers in the teaching profession. Multicultural Education Journal pp. 19-

24.

5) Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I. (2009). A Place for All Families Building

bridges and abandoning misconceptions is key to raising family involvement in

schools. Educational Leadership 66, (7). pp. 79-82.

6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Immigrant families and schools: The need for a better

relationship. In Turner-Vorbeck, Marsh (Ed.) Other kinds of families: Diversity in

schools and culture. Teachers College Press.

7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2007). Schools and Latino parent/family involvement: A case of

miscommunication, stereotypes, and inaction. In Lourdes (Ed.) The Praeger

Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S. Westport, CT., Greenwood Press

8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2005). Esperanza’s lessons: Learning about education through

the eyes of the innocent. Multicultural Education Journal (13), 2. pp. 47-51.

9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2004). Passport to Success: An examination of a parent

involvement program. The School-Community Journal (14), 2. pp. 131-152.

10) Junn, E., Kottler, E., Coffman, J., Oliver, P., Ramirez, A.Y. (2004).

Approaching faculty development from the grassroots: Establishment of an

innovative, formal untenured faculty organization. To Improve the Academy

11) Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Dismay and Disappointment. Parental Involvement for

Immigrant Parents. Urban Review (35) n2 p93-110.

12) Ramirez, A.Y. (2003) Ethnic family communications: The triumphs and

tragedies of school-home communication with African-American and Latino

families. In Diana I. Rios (Ed.) Brown and Black Communication. Greenwood

Publishing: Connecticut, Storrs. Storrs, CT 06269

13) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Hidden curriculum or simple mistake? How parents are

portrayed in educational journals. School-Community Journal (12), 2. pp. 51-62.

14) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). A little change does me good: Incorporating Web-

enhanced technology within multicultural education. The Multicultural Education

Journal (10), 2. pp.38-40.

15) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). UNESCO’s Learning the Treasure Within and parental

involvement: An examination of policy and policy formation. International

Education (31), 2. pp. 33-43.

16) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Follow-up study: Students attitudes toward parents and

parental involvement. The School-Community Journal (12), 1. pp. 29-51.

17) Green, T. & Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Tech talk for social studies teachers-

Vietnam. The Social Studies Journal (93), 2. pp. 92-93.

18) Green, T & Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Tech talk for social studies teachers-

Terrorism. The Social Studies Journal (93), 1. pp. 44-45.

19) Ramirez, A.Y. Autry, M. & Morton, M.L. (2001). Sociopedagogy: A move

beyond multiculturalism to stronger community. In F. Schultz (Ed.) Annual

Editions: Multicultural Education 01/02. Guilford, Conn: McGraw-Hill.

Reproduced article. Pp. 63-69.

20) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Parent involvement is like apple pie. The High School

Journal (85), 1. pp.1-9.

21) Cox-Petersen, A. & Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). An investigation and comparison of

student docents and adult docents related to guided school tours of a historical

text-based exhibit. The School-Community Journal (11), 2. pp. 65-73.

22) Green, T., & Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Political viability and context Analysis:

Choosing and initiating successful program evaluation projects. Journal of

Thought(36), 3. Pp.45-53.

23) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2001). Assisting a network of schools: How one

religious community keeps their schools focused on their mission.

Momentum(32), 4. pp. 47-50.

24) Ramirez, A. Y. (2001). Review on Davis, B.G. Tools for Teaching. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers for the Online Journal for California State

University.

25) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Technology and Parental Involvement: A detriment or a

solution? The Clearing House. Fall, 2000.

26) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Parents as our allies: Creating parent partnerships. The

Journal of Adventist Education(63), 4. pp. 23-29.

27) Ramirez, A. Y. (2000). Invited Book Review on Hurtado, S., Milem, J., Clayton-

Pedersen, A., & Allen, (1999). Enacting diverse learning environments:

Improving the climate for racial/ethnic diversity in higher education. ERIC-HE

Publishing. Volume 26, Number 8. Submitted in the Education Review: A

Journal of Book Reviews http://www.ed.asu.edu/edrev/concact.html

28) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). A Secondary School: Teachers’ and their view on parents.

American Secondary Education(28), 4. pp.27-32.

29) Ramirez, A.Y., Autry, M., Morton, M.L., (2000). Different backgrounds, same

results: Teacher educators teaching a pre-service culture course. The

Multicultural Journal(7), 4. pp. 2-9.

30) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Survey on Teachers’ and Parents within rural secondary

schools. The School Community Journal (9), 2. p. 21-39.

Article Submissions/in Process

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (in process). Asian afterschool programs: Why families attend.

2) Ramirez, A.Y. (in process). A Catholic dilemma: Teaching social justice while

accepting diversity.

3) Ramirez, A.Y. (submitted, Spring 2010). A humbling cycle: A father is educated

through his son. Vitae Scholasticae

Editor

Justice, Spirituality, and Education Journal

Conference Leader

Justice, Spirituality, and Education Conference

Edited Journals

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (Accepted, May 2010). Special issue on English Language

Learners. The Multicultural Education Journal

2) Ramirez, A.Y. (Ed. 2005). Special issue on parent involvement and multicultural

education. Multicultural Education Journal (13), 2. pp. 47-51.

3) Ramirez, A.Y. , Green, T., & Brown, A. (Ed. 2002). Technology and

multiculturalism: A special issue. The Multicultural Journal (10), 2.

Book Proposal Submitted

1) Ramirez, A.Y. & Karge, B. (in process) Working with parents with children with

disabilities.

2) Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I (proposal submitted, Feb. 2010). School-

Home Communication. Corwin Press

Book Reviews

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Using Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in my classes.

Multicultural Education Journal (10), 4. pp. 52-53.

Teaching Experience

Fall 2008-Present Associate Professor/ Graduate Chair, Biola University. School

of Education. Duties include teaching online MA course on

Families and Schools, Culture and Research, Action Research, MA

Thesis course, MA Capstone Project, Student teaching seminar,

Supervisor. TPA Assessor for Task 1, 2, 3, 4.

Fall 1998-2008 Associate Professor, California State University-Fullerton.

Department of Secondary Education. Duties included chairing and

teaching the multicultural course EDSC 340, Coordinating the

Santa Ana and Placentia-Yorba Linda Professional Development

District (EDSC 440F/S), teaching a introduction to teaching

course EDSC 310, and teaching EDSC 522 Master level course on

School-Community partnerships, and other department/university

duties.

Fall/Spring, 1999 Substitute Teacher, Cypress, Garden Grove School Districts (K-

6), and Long Beach Unified School District (K-12).

Responsibilities include teaching students, and other teacher

duties.

Fall 95-Sp 98 Associate Instructor, Office of Curriculum and Instruction.

Indiana University. Responsibilities include teaching seminar

course on Special Education to pre-service elementary students,

supervising student teachers, and teaching multicultural education.

Fall 97-Sp 98 Adjunct Instructor, Oakland City University-Bedford.

Responsibilities include teaching the Sociology and Culture and

Human behavior courses. Students also completed qualitative

studies on school and societal activities.

Fall 95-Sp 98 Substitute Teacher, Monroe County Community School Corp.,

Richland Bean Blossom School Corporation. Elementary and

Secondary.

Fall 94-Sp 95 Secondary School Instructor, Los Angeles Polytechnic High

School Los Angeles Unified School District. Regular and

Sheltered US History, Cultural Awareness.

Fall 92-Sp 94 Secondary School Instructor, Bishop Garcia Diego High School

Los Angeles Archdiocese Catholic Schools. English, Social

Studies, Religion, Language Arts.

Spring 1991 Substitute Teacher, Long Beach Unified School District.

Elementary.

1988-1990 High School Baseball/Wrestling Coach, Francis Parker School,

San Diego, California

Presentations Before Professional Audiences

1) Ramirez, A.Y. & Bishop, C. (2011). Education and Technology: Session II.

Lebanon Conference II: Educational Challenges and Today’s Classroom. Beirut,

Lebanon, September 7, 2011.

2) Bishop, C. & Ramirez, A.Y. (2011). Education and Technology: Session I.

Lebanon Conference I: Educational Challenges and Today’s Classroom. Beirut,

Lebanon, September 7. 2011.

3) Ramirez, A.Y. (2011). Communication strategies for high school teachers with

parents. New teacher forum-Ayala High school. Chino Hills, CA

4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). Secondary teaching strategies. Forum National Des

Enseinants Sur Les Methodes D’Enseignement. Gitega, Burundi

5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). Strategies for teaching content in French. Forum National

Des Enseinants Sur Les Methodes D’Enseignement. Gitega, Burundi

6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). A humbling cycle: How a father is educated through his

son. International Journal of Arts and Sciences' conference. Toronto, Canada

7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Creating partners with parents and families. Association of

Christian Schools International Conference. Anaheim, CA.

8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Social Studies can be fun! Association of Christian

Schools International Conference. Anaheim, CA.

9) Ramirez, A.Y. (February, 2009). Education panel contributor. Biola University

Academic Writing Conference. Biola University.

10) Ramirez, A.Y. (February, 2009). Searching for Truth: Investigations of a

Christian school. Invited paper to present at Joni and Friends Conference,

Pasadena, Ca.

11) Ramirez, A.Y. (January, 2009). What is “race?” A critical examination from pre-

service teachers. Paper presented at the annual Hawaii International Conference

on Education.

12) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). A Family Involvement Masters course for educators:

What teachers have researched and use to increase school-home relations. Title I

State Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

13) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Scripture or Secular: The testament of one family’s

experience

14) in a Christian school. National Association of Christians in Special Educators.

Azusa Pacific University.

15) Ramirez, A.Y. (2007). Major League Heroes: Baseball clinic for families with

children with disabilities. Orange county Department of Special Education.

Anaheim, CA.

16) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Esperanza’s Lessons: Learning about Education through

the Eyes of the Innocent. International Network (INET) of Scholars on School,

Family, and Community Partnerships. San Francisco, California

17) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). PASSport to Success: An Examination of a Parent

Education Program. American Educators Research Association. San Francisco,

California.

18) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2003). “The growing digital divide among

immigrant-urban Latino families.” American Educators Research Association.

Chicago, Illinois.

19) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2003). “The hidden curriculum in parochial schools:

Lay vs. religious faculty.” American Educators Research Association. Chicago,

Illinois.

20) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “Social justice, equity and 2042: Individual and

programmatic responses to increasing state and national control over teacher

education in California.” Annual California Council on Teacher Education. San

Diego, CA.

21) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “Family involvement on your campus: What it takes to

make it work.” Orange County Department of Human Services Conference,

Irvine, CA.

22) Junn, E., Young, P., Ramirez, A.Y., Munoz, J., & Jasis, R. (2002). Presentation

accepted for the Keeping our Faculties Conference at the University of

Minnesota.

23) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Presented “Moving beyond the rhetoric: How parents are

portrayed within academic circles” to the International Roundtable on School,

Family and Community Partnerships for their 2002 annual conference in New

Orleans, Louisiana.

24) Ramirez, A.Y. & Bauerle, K. (2002). Presented “Every parent learns, every child

succeeds: Innovative ideas for family involvement at the high school level within

the Anaheim Union High School District” to the International Roundtable on

School, Family and Community Partnerships for their 2002 annual conference in

New Orleans, Louisiana.

25) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2002). Presented “Issues with evaluating parochial

schools” to the American Educators Research Association for the 2002 annual

conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

26) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Urban Parents Attitudes Towards School: A Case-Study

Interview Project for Preservice Teachers in a Secondary Multicultural Course”

paper presented to the Ethnography in Education: Researching How Education

Makes a Difference for Today’s Students Conference at California State

University, Los Angeles.

27) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Presented on “Hidden curriculum or simple mistake? How

parents are portrayed in educational journals” to the American Educators

Research Association for the 2001 annual conference in Seattle, Washington.

28) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Presented on “Religious education: Creating a positive

school community” to the American Educators Research Association for the 2001

annual conference in Seattle, Washington.

29) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Parent involvement for the 21st century” paper presented

to the Leadership Conference 2001 held at California State University, Fullerton

March 26.

30) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “UNESCO Report on Schools: A look at international

policy and parental involvement.” Paper presented at the The International

Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement conference in Toronto,

Canada.

31) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Immigration and the effects on parental involvement.”

Paper presented at the The International Congress for School Effectiveness and

Improvement conference in Toronto, Canada.

32) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). “Developing a sense of self through using WebCT and

Blackboard: Non- traditional multicultural education and the elementary and

secondary pre-service teacher” to the California Council on the Education of

Teachers annual conference in San Diego, CA.

33) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented Parent/Community-School Research to the

National Latino/a Education Research Project at the University of California at

Los Angeles. May 19, 2000

34) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented information on Family Involvement and

Service Learning California Campus Consortium at The University of Southern

California on at the University of Southern California.

35) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings on “Pre-service Education Students

and Parental Involvement in Urban Schools” sent to the Multilingual and Cultural

Diversity Education Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

36) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the 10th International Roundtable

on School, Family, and Community Partnerships on the study of “Parental

Involvement in High Schools” in New Orleans, Louisiana. April 24, 2000.

37) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the American Educators Research

Association on “A Study of Student Learning and Teacher Preparation related to a

Text-Based Exhibit featuring George Washington and the American Republic” in

New Orleans, Louisiana.

38) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the American Educators Research

Association on “Teachers’ attitudes toward parents and parental involvement” in

New Orleans, Louisiana.

39) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Presented findings on “Parents and Schools” at the Second

Annual Families and Schools Conference in Tucson, Arizona.

40) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Presented findings on "Voices from within: Teacher's

attitude toward parents in high school" at the annual Association for Teacher

Educators conference in Chicago, Illinois.

41) Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented paper on "Sociopedagogy: A more inclusive

way to teach Multicultural Education" at the American Association for Teaching

and Curriculum conference in Orlando, Florida.

42) Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented work in progress on "Preparing teachers to

survive and flourish in a dysfunctional society" at the annual conference on

Journal of Curriculum Theorizing in Bloomington, Indiana.

43) Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented research to the special session on "Title I:

Policy implementation on parental involvement in high school" at the annual

American Educators Researcher Association conference.

44) Ramirez, A.Y. (1997). Presented work in progress on "The misrepresentation of

people through traditional pluralistic or multicultural teaching" at the annual

Journal of Curriculum Theorizing Conference. Bloomington, Indiana.

45) Ramirez, A.Y. (1996). Presented quantitative research on "Teacher's attitudes

towards parents and parental involvement" at annual American Educators

Research Association conference. Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Consultations

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010-2011). New teacher forum. Ayala High School, Chino

Hills, CA.

2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010-2011). Assessment of administrative practices and

education. Afroeducare, Uganda

3) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). Burundi educational project. Country of Burundi-Africa.

4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). National Education Service. Evaluation on a parent

education program entitled, Passport to Success.

5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Workshop on Passport to Success for the La Mirada

School District.

6) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2001). Assessment on the Tiniest Giants Exhibit for

the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

7) Ramirez, A.Y. Invited Speaker (2001) for the Whittier City School District on

Multicultural Education.

8) Ramirez, A.Y. Proposal being evaluated (2000) for the Santa Ana Unified

School District on Parental Involvement.

9) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (1999). Evaluator Coordinator and Evaluator

(1999) for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Assessment of the Sisters of St.

Joseph NETWORK covering 20 schools from San Diego to Humboldt County,

California.

10) Cox-Peterson, A. & Ramirez, A.Y. External Researcher (1999) for The

Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Assessment on learning outcomes

related to The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic.

11) Ramirez, A.Y. Invited Speaker (1998) for the Los Angeles Museum of Natural

History. Spoke on issues related to build better communication with neighboring

communities.

Grants

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Dr. Scholl Foundation $35,000. Applied

2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Missions and Goals Initiative $25,000.00. Applied

3) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Missions and Goals Initiative $20,000.00. Funded. Title:

Ethnic minority students and their feelings on teaching as a career.

4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Fulbright Committee for Thailand. Summer, 2002.

Funded

5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Summer Technology Grant.

6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Untenured Grant. Not funded

7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Jr./Sr. Grant. $4,273.00. Not funded.

8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Urban youth development for higher education and

teaching. Grant submitted to the Milagro Foundation for $20,500.00. Not funded.

9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). PT3 Grant cancelled program.

10) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Southern California Public Policy Grant. Title:

Parental involvement policy nationally and internationally. Amount: $3,500.00.

Not funded.

11) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Association of International Education

Administrators. Title: Parental involvement policy nationally and

internationally. Amount: $3,780.00. Not funded.

12) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Junior/Senior Grant. Title: Rural parents v.s. Urban

parents: Is there a difference on what these parents desire from their children’s

schools?. Amount: $3,500.00. Not funded.

13) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Untenured Faculty Grant. Title: Student’s attitudes

toward parents and parents involvement. Fall, 1999. Amount: 3 WTU’s and

$900.00.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATION TO PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES

1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Invited to speak to AVID students for the Norwalk-La

Mirada School District.

2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Invited to be interviewed for a video production for

3) Brigham Young University for their ESL/Bilingual Endorsement courses. I was

invited to discuss family, school, and community partnerships within diverse

communities.

4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “You can do more.” Exciting strategies for parental

involvement in K-12 schools. Human Services Conference, Hilton Hotel,

Costa Mesa, CA.

5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Evaluation overview of The Tiniest Giants exhibit to the

Los Angeles County Natural History Museum.

6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Invited speaker to the Student Leadership Institute on

Exploring Ethnicity at California State University, Fullerton.

7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to speak at the California Campus Consortium at

The University of Southern California on Family Involvement and Service

Learning.

8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to present findings on parents and schools to the

administrators of Monroe County Community School Corporation, Bloomington,

Indiana.

9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to assist Dr. Victoria Costa at the annual Center

for Collaboration for Children at CSU, Fullerton.

10) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Invited to speak to tutors at CSU, Fullerton from The Pre-

collegiate Assistance for Student Success on the issue of adolescents.

Professional Affiliations:

American Educational Research Association (1996-present)

Division B: Curriculum Studies

Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education

Family, School, Community Partnerships Special

Interest Group

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Developers (1996-present)

Association for Teacher Educators (2000-present)

California Council on the Education of Teachers (2000-present)

CSUF, Delegate

International Network of Scholars (2000-present)

International Society for Technology in Education (2002)

Elected Member for Minority Leadership Bureau

Phi Delta Kappa (1996-present)

University, Community, and Professional Service

University Service

University Graduate Committee (2011-present)

Doctorate Initiative (2010-present)

Haiti Initiative (2010-Present)

WiFi Task Force (2010-Present)

Biola Magazine (2009-Present)

School of Education

Dissertation Reading Project (2010-Present)

Burundi Project (2008-present)

Thailand Delegation workshop

Graduate Committee (2008-present)

Teacher Education Committee

Created online Families and Schools MA course.

Created online Action Research MA course.

National Education Service

American Educational Research Association-Scholars of Color Mentor

(2009)

Advisory Board Member for Middle School Mathematics, 2003.

Executive board for the School-Community Special Interest Group. 2002.

Nominated and elected.

Invited Reviewer Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Invited reviewer on “Comprehensive Multicultural

Education Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition.” Allyn and Bacon.

Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Review on “The essentials of teaching in

secondary classrooms. Merrill-Prentice Hall.

Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Constructing multicultural education

in the diverse society” for Allen and Bacon, Pub.

Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Middle school mathematics: A

survival guide to improved instruction” for The Regency Group.

Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Focus on the future: Preparing to be

Multicultural educators, multicultural citizens” for Allyn and Bacon.

Mentor, Currently mentoring four graduate students interested in family

involvement for their research projects. 2001-2002

Proposal Reviewer for American Educational Research Association

Family and Schools Special Interest Group for AERA annual

conference,(2000-present).

Editorial Board Member

The School-Community Journal (1999-present)

Editorial Review Invited reviewer for the Urban Review Journal (2000-present)

International Service

Honduras-Faith Home Project

Burundi Education Project

Elected Member, Minority Leadership Bureau for the International Society for

Technology and Education, 2002

Invited Reviewer

Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Review on “International perspectives on

education” for Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.

Community Service

Member, School Site Council, Ayala High School, Chino Hills, CA 2010-2011

Chino Valley Unified School District, Re-districting Committee. 2006-2007.

Chair, School Site Council, Litel Elementary School, 2005-present

Speaker, Chino Hills Christian School, 2002-2003

Volunteer, Chino Hills Christian School, 2002-2003

Chino Hills Youth Sports Coach-soccer, baseball, 2001-present

Invited member of focus group for the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 2002.

Invited member of focus group for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles,

2002.

Volunteer Chino Hills Advisory and Mentoring Program (CHAMP) for first-

offender teenagers in Chino Hills, CA. 2000-present

Awards

Awarded Intramural research grant for 2009-2010

Awarded Bible Integration Summer Institute grant for 2009.

Awarded Spiritual Formations grant for 2008-2009.

Honored as one of 10 CSUF members who have made positive contributions to

the university as part of the 50th

anniversary, 2007

Recipient Outstanding Scholarly Research and Creative Activity Award, 2007

Honored as Volunteer of the Month from the City of Chino Hills, 2003

Recipient of Fulbright Scholar Award, 2003-3004

Nominated from President Milton Gordon, CSUF for the “Young U.S. Hispanic

Leaders” program for the Spanish Embassy, 2002.

Recipient of the Jewel Plummer-Cobb Award for Diversity in Teaching, 2001

Recipient Outstanding Scholarly Research and Creative Activity Award, 2001

CSUF Carnegie Scholar, 2000.

Untenured Faculty Grant, Spring 2000.

Technology fellowship CSUF, Summer 1999, 2001

Indiana University School of Education Minority Fellowship 1995-1996

“Who’s Who of American Teachers” 1994