Congratulations to Dr. Luis Poza who has been selected to be a 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. This is a prestigious award that was created to encourage outstanding researchers at postdoctoral level to pursue critical education research projects.
Dr. Poza’s study is entitled, Todos juntos/All together: Bilingualism, bilingual education, and integration in a gentrifying neighborhood. The study will undertake a social design methodology (Gutiérrez & Vossoughi, 2010) to jointly inquire with a school community the challenges and opportunities of a bilingual program in a gentrifying neighborhood in hopes that community change could be leveraged to build upon existing strengths and foster meaningful integration of students and families across ethnic, linguistic, and class backgrounds.
Again, congratulations Dr. Poza on this prestigious award!