Faculty

Amy Burke, PhD
Associate Professor and Division Co-Head, Literacy and Language
MCL 901-C
aburke_@twu.edu
940-898-2234

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Austin; MEd, Texas Woman’s University; MAT, BA, Austin College
Research area: Language, literacy, and identity; Sociocultural theory and literacy practices; Social semiotic and multimodal composition; Qualitative research

Aimée Myers, PhD
Associate Professor and Division Co-Head, Literacy and Language
MCL 908-D
amyers8@twu.edu  
940-898-2244

Education: PhD, University of Oklahoma; MA, University of Central Oklahoma; BA, University of Central Oklahoma
Research area: Culturally responsive teaching; urban education; engaging stakeholders; student-teacher culture gap; teacher learning

Nancy Anderson, PhD
Professor
MCL 906-B
nanderson@twu.edu
940-898-2235

Education: PhD, The Ohio State University; MEd, University of Houston; BA, Texas Lutheran University
Research area: Writing; Early literacy intervention

Ale Babino, PhD
Associate Professor
MCL 906-C
ababino@twu.edu 
940-898-2447

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MEd, University of North Texas; BA in English Composition and BA in Spanish, University of North Texas

Research area: Biliteracy and bilingual identity in Latinx education; Focus on dual language and teacher preparation programs; Critical pedagogies; Mixed Methodologies

Heather Cato, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
MCL 908-D
hcato@twu.edu 
940-898-2304

Education: PhD, Texas Woman’s University; MS, University of Texas at Arlington; BS, Texas Tech University
Research area: Teacher knowledge and professional development, adolescent literacy, writing assessment

JaNiece Elzy, EdD
Assistant Professor
MCL 908-E
jelzy@twu.edu
940-898-2282

Education: EdD, National Louis University; BS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research area: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy; Linguistic Diversity; Early Literacy Instruction and Assessment

Carine M. Feyten, PhD
Professor, Chancellor and President
chancellor@twu.edu 

Research Interests: Second language acquisition, instructional technology

Jorge Figueroa Flores, PhD
Professor, Vice Provost for Curriculum and Strategic Initiatives
CFO 13
jfigueroa2@twu.edu  
940-898-2739

Research Interests: Intersection between emergent bilinguals (EBs), immersive technologies (XR), and culturally sustaining and responsive teaching; bilingual and ESL teacher training; gamification and game-based learning; multicultural education; critical literacy and critical pedagogies; higher education

Holly Hansen-Thomas, PhD
Professor, Vice Provost for Research, Innovation, and Corporate Engagement
ACT 7
hhansenthomas@twu.edu
940-898-3401

Research Interests: Translanguaging; language awareness; ESL and multilingual teacher training; academic language and literacy development

Aimee Hendrix-Soto, PhD
Assistant Professor
MCL 901-C
ahendrix4@twu.edu
940-898-2215

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Austin; MA, University of North Texas; BA, University of North Texas
Research area: Adolescent Literacy; Digital Literacy; Young Adult Literature; Critical Literacy; Youth Participatory Action Research; Teacher Action Research; Qualitative Research

Elizabeth Kaye, PhD
Professor and Dr. Billie J. Askew Endowed Chair
MCL 906-A
ekaye@twu.edu
940-898-2240

Education: PhD, MA, Texas Woman’s University; BA, Trinity University
Research area: Early literacy teaching and learning, literacy intervention, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo la Lectura

Claudia Sanchez, PhD
Professor, ESL Coordinator
SH 216
csanchez@twu.edu
940-898-2009

Research Interests: Parental involvement in K-12 education; bilingual/ESL teacher preparation and professional development; grant writing; ESL teaching methodologies

Mandy Stewart, PhD
Professor
MCL 908-C
mstewart7@twu.edu
940-898-2232

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MEd, BA, Texas Christian University
Research area: Second language literacy development; Biliteracy and bilingualism; Adolescent literacy; Multicultural literature

Annette Torres Elías, PhD
Professor
MCL 908-H
atorres1@twu.edu
940-898-2444

Education: PhD, MEd, Texas Woman’s University; BA University of Puerto Rico
Research area: Early literacy; Biliteracy; Bilingual education; Teacher education and professional development