Francesca López

• In Event: Researching Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Learning and Motivation in Social and Cultural Contexts

Abstract

Francesca López, is currently an associate professor in the Educational Psychology department at the University of Arizona. She began her career in education as a bilingual (Spanish/English) elementary teacher, and later as an at-risk high school counselor, in El Paso, Texas. After completing her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona (2008), she served on the faculty of the Educational Policy and Leadership department at Marquette University (2008-2013). Her research is focused on examining how educational settings inform the development of Latino student identity and achievement, and has been funded by the American Educational Research Association Grants Program and Division 15 of the American Psychological Association Early Career Award. López is a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, examining the ways teachers’ culturally responsive beliefs and behaviors inform Latino student identity and achievement. Her work has been published in American Journal of Education, Education Policy Analysis Archives, Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Policy, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Reading and Writing Quarterly, and Teachers College Record. She is currently an associate editor for Reading and Writing Quarterly.

Author

• Francesca Lopez, The University of Arizona