Dr. Elva Reza-López, Ph. D.

Dr. Reza-López is a new member of the faculty of the Department of Bilingual Education at Boise State University. Her area of specialization is Multicultural and Bilingual Literacy, English as a Second Language and Sheltered English.

She has a Bachelor Degree in Sociology and a Master of Education as Instructional Specialist with emphasis in Bilingual education, Math and Science, both degrees obtained at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She got her Ph. D in New Mexico State University and the title of her dissertation was “A Critical Case Study of High School Academic English in the U.S.- Mexican boarder: Towards a Pedagogy of Human Dignity.” This study addressed how a high school content teacher and three of his Limited English language learners referred as to as “lifers,” perceived the teaching and learning of academic English in this age of accountability in a U.S. borderland.

Dr. Reza López worked at New Mexico State University with Undergraduate and Graduate students in the area of Bilingual Literacy with emphasis on Applied Critical Pedagogy. She was a two-term President of the Southwest Association for Bilingual Teachers (SWABE) as well as the editor of the Editorial Board for the New Mexico Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Newsletter (NMASCD). She was also Vice-President for Texas Teachers Of Other Languages TEXTESOL, Region I.