Sandra Rollins Hurley, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1995 

Associate Dean, College of Education
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education

Dr. Hurley is program director of the literacy education program. Her research and teaching interests focus on the social and cultural factors that influence literacy-biliteracy acquisition and development. She is formerly a third grade teacher and librarian at Chaparral Elementary School, Gadsden ISD, New Mexico. 

Dr. Hurley is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on literacy, language, and literature. She has published in journals like The Reading Teacher, Psychology of Reading, and Journal of Children's Literature. Recent book chapters include "Exemplary Schooling for Intermediate and Middle School Students Acquiring English" co-authored with Dr. Josie Tinajero in Promoting Literacy in Grades 4-9: A Handbook for Teachers and Administrators and "Literacy and Science: Connections for English Language Learners" co-authored with Drs. Sally Blake and Josie Tinajero in The Power of Two Languages 2000. The book, Literacy Assessment of Second Language Learners, co-edited with Dr. Tinajero is due to be released in 2001.

E-mail: shurley@utep.edu

Olga Z. Liguori, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1998 

Multi-level Lecturer, Teacher Education

Dr. Liguori is formerly a bilingual and monolingual teacher with the El Paso District. She has extensive experience working with teacher education interns in the schools of Las Cruces and the Gadsden District. Her research areas include literacy assessment, reading practices in Spanish for native speakers, and research in Hispanic children's literature. Dr. Liguori's areas of interest include literacy instruction for culturally diverse, ESL students, and family literacy. She has presented numerous workshops in English and in Spanish promoting literacy including the use of poetry, music, and children's literature to enhance student learning. (915) 747-7659 

E-mail: oliguori@utep.edu

Rosaisela Rodriguez, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 1999,

Assistant Professor

Areas of Research Interest:

Language diversity and literacy development; first and second language acquisition, composition and instruction; teacher education.  Mentoring graduates and undergraduates in their literacy endeavors, and discovering how students develop from beginning teachers to academic professionals.  And, a growing interest in the areas of technology as it supports literacy instruction

Recent Publications:

Hampton, E  and Rodriguez, R. (2000); Developing Second Language and New Content through an Inquiry Science Curriculum

Rodriguez, Rosaisela, (1999)  How Spanish-Language Background Students Learn To Write For The University: Classroom Interactions And Writing Opportunities.

E-mail: rosair@utep.edu

Graduate Faculty Advisor
Milagros Seda, EdD. 
PH.  (915) 747-7670 
E-mail: mseda@utep.edu

Department Chair   
Jorge Descamps, PhD. 
PH.  (915) 747-5426 
E-mail: descamps@utep.edu