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Kathryn Henderson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Kathryn Henderson, Ph.D.

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Dr. Kathryn I. Henderson is a leading expert in dual language bilingual education (DLBE) and a recognized advocate for educational equity and social justice. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Henderson earned her Ph.D. in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. She also holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, and an M.A. in Education from Framingham State, which she completed while teaching elementary school in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her five years of teaching experience abroad deeply shaped her approach to bilingual education and transformative educational practices. Dr. Henderson’s research focuses on language ideologies, language policy, and dual language bilingual education programs. Her work has earned her several prestigious honors, including the AERA Bilingual Research SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award, the International Society for Language Studies Emerging Scholar Award, and the Lucher Brown Endowed Professorship. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on local, regional, and international stages and has published in leading journals such as the Modern Language Journal, Language Policy, and the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.

 

Teaching

  • ESL Methods and Strategies for Early Childhood to 6th Grade
  • Transformative Pedagogies in Language Education
  • Educational Equity and Social Justice in Language Education
  • Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE)
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Foundational Educational Theories
  • Ideology and Discourse

Research Interests

  • Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE): Implementation, teacher practices, and community engagement
  • Language Ideologies: Impact on bilingual education and classroom dynamics
  • Translanguaging: Promoting equity and social justice in bilingual settings
  • Bilingual Education Policy: Effects on educational equity and program development
  • Family and Community Perspectives: Influence on bilingual education practices

Honors and Awards

  • Lucher Brown Endowed Professorship
    • Year Awarded: 2021
    • Organization: The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Emerging Scholar Award
    • Year Awarded: 2017
    • Organization: Bilingual Education Research SIG AERA Annual Conference
  • Outstanding Dissertation Award– First Place
    • Year Awarded: 2015
    • Organization: Bilingual Education Research SIG AERA Annual Conference

Presentations

  • National/International Conferences (competitively selected) Alday, E., Henderson, K.I., & Hernández, O. Developing a High-School Dual Language Program Without a Feeder Pattern: Students Deserve it Now!. Paper presentation.
    • Location: National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) conference, New Orleans, LO.
    • Presentation Date: 2024
  • Katznelson, N., Bernstein, K., & Henderson, K.I. Discourses here, there, everywhere! Making sense of Discourses in DLBE. Paper presentation.
    • Location: La Cosecha Dual Language Education Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
    • Presentation Date: November 2023
  • Mateus, S., Henderson, K.I., & Palmer, D. An Experienced Bilingual Latina Teacher and Pre-K Latinx Students in the Borderlands: Translanguaging as Humanizing Pedagogy. Invited National/International Presentations.
    • Location: American Education Research Association (AERA): Chicago, IL.
    • Presentation Date: April 2023
  • Henderson, K.I. Research Projects & Design with Qualitative Methodology. Invited Speaker.
    • Location: La Universidad de Guadalajara, Seminario de intercambio de experiencias en el Desarollo de Tesis de Posgrado. Guadalajara, Mexico.
    • Presentation Date: 2024
  • Henderson, K.I. Translanguaging as Humanizing Pedagogy. Invited Speaker. Albuquerque, NM.
    • Location: Inaugural Translanguaging Institute. Albuquerque, NM.
    • Presentation Date:  June 9, 2023
  • Palmer, D., Mateus, S. & Henderson, K.I. Your Stories, Art and Dreams: Sparking critical consciousness in DLBE. Invited Conference Speaker. Regional Presentations (invited or competitively selected).
    • Location: California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE). Longbeach, CA.
    • Presentation Date: March 23, 2023
  • Henderson, K.I., García Treviño, C, Flores Payan, L., Mercedes Hernandez Corona, D., Murillo, M., Randall, M. International Collaboration for Study Abroad and Bilingual Teacher Preparation. Presentation.
    • Location: San Antonio Association of Bilingual Education (SAABE), San Antonio, TX.
    • Presentation Date: May 2024
  • Henderson, K.I, Alday, E., & Hernández, O. Critical Consciousness in Secondary Dual Language.
    • Location: Siempre Bilingüe: SAISD San Antonio, TX.
    • Presentation Date: April 2023

Publications

Book
  • Henderson, K.I & Palmer, D. (2020). Dual Language Bilingual Education: Teacher Cases and Perspectives on Large-Scale Implementation. Bristol, England: Multilingual Matters.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Henderson, K.I. (2024) “We Need to Revisit the ‘Whys’ all the Time” Re-visiting Pláticas with Members of a Dual Language Bilingual Education School for Community “Whys” and Researcher Answerability. Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingüe, 36(2), 118-132.
  • Martin-Corredor, L., Henderson, K., Alvarez, A. (2023) “Mexican and Mexican-American Mothers’ Visions and Decisions Amidst Dual Language Bilingual Education Expansion. Bilingual Research Journal. 46(2), 82-99.
  • Henderson, K.I. (2022) Language ideological multiplicity and tension within dual language bilingual education teachers. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, 21(2), 116-132.
  • Fallas Escobar, C., Henderson, K., & Lindahl, K. (2022). “I look Mexican, so they assume I speak Spanish”: Latinx teacher candidates’ grappling with raciolinguistic ideologies. The Modern Language Journal, 106(1), 196-215.
  • Lindahl, K., Fallas Escobar, C., & Henderson, K. (2021). Linguistically responsive pedagogy for bilingual teacher candidates: Surfacing language ideological dilemmas. TESOL Quarterly.
  • Henderson, K.I. (2018). The Danger of the dual language enrichment narrative: Educator discourses constructing exclusionary participation structures in bilingual education. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. 16(3), 155-177.
  • Henderson, K.I., & Ingram, M. (2018). “Mister, you’re writing in Spanglish”: Fostering spaces for meaning making and metalinguistic connections through teacher translanguaging shifts in the bilingual classroom. Bilingual Research Journal. 41(3), 253-271.
  • Palmer, D., Martínez, R.A., Mateus, S.G., and Henderson, K. (2014). Reframing the debate on language separation: Towards a vision for translanguaging pedagogies in the dual language classroom. The Modern Language Journal, 98(3), 757–772.