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Congratulations 2026 Award Recipient

2026 èƵLRI AWARDS

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Elementary, Secondary, & Post-Secondary Award

Oscar Jiménez-Castellanos, Ph.D.

Goizueta Endowed Professor and Executive Director for the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE)

Mary Frances Early College of Education

University of Georgia, Athens

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Early Career Award

Monica Gonzalez Ybarra, PhD

Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

College of Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

mgonza36@illinois.edu

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Outstanding Dissertation Award

Edgar Lopez, Ph.D.

Research and Grant Development Officer | Office of(鳧)

California State University, Northridge

Edgar.lopez@csun.edu


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2018Award Recipients

Outstanding DissertationAward:

Dr. Cati de los Rops, University of California, Riverside,dissertation title,"Literacies of Power: Exploring Multilingual & Multiliterate Practices in Secondary Chicanx/Latinx Studies Course"

Dr. Crystal Garcia, Auburn University, dissertation title, "Latinx College Student Sense of Belonging: The Role of Campus Subcultures"

Honorable Mentions:

Dr. Nydia Sanchez, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Vincent Carales, University of Houston

Early Career ScholarAward:

Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, University of Pittsburgh

Elementary, Secondary and Post-Secondary EducationAward:

Dr.Maria "Cuca" Robledo Montecel,Executive Director of the Intercultural Development Research Association in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Victor Saenz, The University of Texas at Austin

Honorable Mention:

Dr. Betty Rosa, Regent for the Twelfth Judicial District (Bronx County)


2017 Award Recipients

Outstanding DissertationAward:Dr. Marco A. Murillo whosedissertation is entitled Marking Legal Status: A High School’s Response to Issues ofDocumentation and the Needs of Undocumented Students.

Runners Up:

Second place, Dr. Eric Bybee, dissertation title:“Lucky” Mexicans and White Hispanics:Latina/o Teachers and Racial Identity.

Third place, Dr.Venus R. Vela, dissertation title: Super-mujeres: A narrative inquiry of Latina Assistant superintendents in South Central Texas.

Early Career ScholarAwards:Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, Arizona State University.


2016 Award Recipients

Outstanding DissertationAward:Dr. Elva Cortez-Covarrubias,dissertation title,"Latinas Leading for Social Justice: Resistance and Recognition Through Dual Language Programs"

Honorable Mention:

Dr. Ruth María López, dissertation title, "Through No Fault of Their Own? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the DREAM Act and Undocumented Youth in Evening Television News"

Dr. Eligio Martinez Jr.,dissertation title, "When Boys Become Men: Chicano/Latino Middle School Students and their Identities"

Early Career ScholarAwards:Dr. Roberto Gonzales, Harvard University

Elementary, Secondary and Post-Secondary EducationAward:Dr.María Fránquiz,University ofUtah


2015 Award Recipients

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipients: Dr. Belinda Bustos Flores, University of Texas at San Antonio

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Early Career Scholar Award Recipient:Dr. Michelle M. Espino, University of Maryland

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient:Dr. Sheryl Cox Maxsom, University of Texas at El Paso


2014 Award Recipients
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipients: Dr. Alejandro Gallard, Georgia Southern University

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Emerging Scholar Award Recipient:Dr. Eduardo Mosqueda, University of California-Santa Cruz

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient:Dr. Daniel Rubin, New Mexico State University


2013 Award Recipients
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipients:Dr. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Claremont Graduate University andDr. Rene Antrop-Gonzalez, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Early Career Scholar Award Recipient:Dr. William Perez, Claremont Graduate University

Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient:Dr. Denise Davila,University of Georgia


2012 Award Recipient
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient: Ellen Riojas Clark, The University of Texas at San Antonio


2011 Award Recipient
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient: Angela Valenzuela, Professor at The University of Texas at Austin


2010 Award Recipient
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient:Kris Gutierrez, Professor Emerita at University of Colorado at Boulder


2008 Award Recipient
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient:Alma Flor Ada, Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco


2007 Award Recipient
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient:Robert S. Rueda, University of Southern California, Los Angeles


2006 Award Recipients
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Service Award Recipient:Juan Gutierrez, California State University, San Bernardino

Henry T. Trueba Lifetime Achievement Recipient:Sonia Nieto, University of Massachusetts, Amherst


2005 Award Recipients
Hispanic Research Issues SIG Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education Award Recipient:Martha Montero-Sieburth, University of Massachusetts,
Boston

Henry T. Trueba Lifetime Achievement Recipient:Luis C. Moll, University of Arizona