Patricia Sánchez, Ph.D.
Biography:
Patricia Sánchez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She was born and raised along the El Paso-Juárez border in a bilingual Mexican immigrant home. For over 15 years she has worked with non-profits, schools, and research organizations, both in Texas and California, to improve the educational and economic success of Latino immigrants in the U.S. She received her Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Studies at the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2004. During this time, she was awarded a prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Prior to becoming an academic, she was a second-grade bilingual teacher in Houston, Texas, as well as an admission officer at a private university, and a non-profit community worker.
In her research, Dr. Sánchez uses a sociocultural lens to examine issues related to globalization, transnationalism, and immigrant students and families. Her published work includes a co-authored book on social policy, Beyond “Bilingual” Education: New Immigrants and Public School Policies in California (Urban Institute Press, 2004). Her dissertation—which focused on transnationalism, gender, and second-generation immigrants—led to the co-authoring of a bilingual children's literature book with Latina youth, published by Scholastic, Inc.: Recuerdo mis raíces y vivo mis tradiciones / Remembering My Roots and Living My Traditions (2004). Dr. Sánchez has also published in such journals as The Urban Review, Linguistics and Education, High School Journal, Bilingual Research Journal, Journal of Community Practice, and Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. She has book chapters in Ethnic Studies Research: Approaches and Perspectives (AltaMira Press, 2008) and Transformations of La Familia on the U.S.-Mexico Border (Notre Dame Press, 2008).
Contact Information:
University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
Tel: 210-458-4426
Fax: 210-458-5962
Email: patricia.sanchez@utsa.edu
Office: MB 3.112 (1604 Campus)
Degrees:
Ph.D., 2004, University of California, Berkeley, Education (Social & Cultural Studies)
M.A., 1999, University of Texas at Austin, Latin American Studies
B.A., 1993, Rice University, English
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