Elisa Serrano, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Urban Education Institute

Contact

elisa.serrano@utsa.edu

Bio

Elisa Serrano is a postdoctoral fellow at the Urban Education Institute. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Language, Culture, and Society from The Pennsylvania State University. Her research and teaching focus on multilingual learners, educational equity, and identity in schooling. Elisa’s work bridges research and policy to advocate for culturally and linguistically sustaining practices in education. She has contributed to national publications and collaborative research initiatives centered on equity in language instruction, and she brings experience as both a researcher and educator in K–12 and higher education contexts.

Mission

COEHD will be an international model for developing inclusive, transformative leaders guided by principles of community, integrity, excellence, scholarship and service. The COEHD will have a critical impact on the realization of human and community potential through its leadership in education, health and wellness, human development and policy studies. All programs of study include a focus on developing competencies for working effectively in multicultural and cross-national contexts.

Elisa Serrano, Ph.D.