Curriculum Vita

Heriberto Godina, PhD

hgodina9925@att.net
915-249-1187

Education

1998 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Language and Literacy Division.

Dissertation title: Mexican American high-school students and the role of

literacy across home-school-community settings.

Dissertation Committee: Professor Georgia Earnest García (chair); Professor

Violet Harris, Professor Robert Jiménez, Professor Cameron McCarthy, &
Professor Erica McClure.

1992 Master of Arts in Teacher Education (MA); University of Texas at El Paso.

Master’s Thesis title: Indigenous Mexican culture as an impetus enhancing

Chicana and Chicano adolescent education.

Master’s Thesis Committee: Professor Margarita Calderón (chair) Professor

Dennis Bixler-Márquez, Professor Herbert Heger, & Professor Idalia Rodríguez.

1991 Public School Lifetime Certification in Secondary Reading and Secondary

English; University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Education Agency.

1983 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting and Printmaking; University of Texas
at El Paso.

1979 International Foreign Student Exchange Program; Bucharest Romania.

1977 Riverside High School; El Paso, Texas.

Professional Experience

2015 – present Certified Teacher of Record for English, ESL & Dyslexia. Ysleta Independent
School District, Riverside High School. El Paso, Texas.

2014 – 15 Associate Professor of Literacy Studies; College of Education, University of

Nevada – Reno; Reno, Nevada.
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2007 - 14 Associate Professor of Literacy & Biliteracy; Department of Teacher Education;

College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, Texas.

2005 - 07 Associate Professor of Language & Literacy; Curriculum & Instruction; College
of Education, Texas Tech University; Lubbock, Texas.

1997 - 05 Instructor-Assistant Professor of English Education; Curriculum & Instruction,

College of Education, University of Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa.

1992 - 96 Graduate Research-Teaching Assistant, Bureau of Educational Research, Center

for the Study of Reading; College of Education, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign; Champaign, Illinois.

1992 - 97 Teacher, English & Social Studies; Summer Migrant Program; Kankakee
Independent School District; Kankakee, Illinois.

1989 - 92 Instructor, Basic Writing, Life Drawing; El Paso Community College; El Paso,
Texas.

1989 - 92 Teacher, Reading & American History; Ysleta Independent School District,
Eastwood Middle School; El Paso, Texas.

Scholarly Appointments

2005-present Editorial Review Board, Journal of Latinos and Education; Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates.

2012-2014 Editorial Review Board, Higher Education of Social Sciences Journal,

Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures.

2012-2014 Editorial Review Board, Computers & Education.

2011-2014 Elected, Chair (three year appointment), AERA Bilingual Education Research
Special Interest Group (SIG).

2011-present Editorial Board, International Reading Association; Reading Teacher.

2011-2013 Editorial Board, Expert Reviewer, for National Association for Bilingual
Education, National Journal of Research and Practice.

2010-present Supervisory Board, The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning.

2011-2013 Associate Editor, Texas Association for Bilingual Education; Journal of

Bilingual Education Research & Instruction.

2011-2012 Member, Executive Board, Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE),
Publications and Archives.
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2009-present Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Psychology.

Scholarly Publications

Publications in Process

1. Alikaj-Fierro, O. & Godina, H. (in revision). An emotional connection for bilingual

fluency: Albanian-English bilinguals’ beliefs on emotions, identity and upward-social
mobility.

2. Aleti Reddy, M., Godina, H., & Bagchi, K. (in revision). Schwartz’s values and teacher
internet usage: A quantitative study of cross-cultural value differences between European
nations.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Godina, H., & Soto-Ramirez, C. (2017). Betwixt and being tween in a Mexican American
5th grade classroom: Understanding gender and literacy implications. Journal of Latinos
& Education. 16(2), 98-109. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2016.1205990

2. Godina, H. (2017). A window into bilingual reading: The metacognitive and cognitive
reading strategies of Mexican-American fourth graders. Journal of Literacy Research.
49(2), 273-301. DOI: 10.1177/1086296X17703727

3. Choi, J., Godina, H., & Ro, Y. (2014). Korean American student language, literacy and
identity: Perspectives from an ethnographic case study. Asia Pacific Journal of
Education, DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2013.856285

4. Gyabak, K., & Godina, H. (2011). Digital storytelling in Bhutan: A qualitative

examination of new media tools used to bridge the digital divide in a rural community
school. Computers and Education, 57(4), 2236-2243. DOI:
10.1016/j.compedu.2011.06.009

5. Godina, H., & Choi, J. (2009). Korean American cultural differences in classroom
literacy activities: Observations from an ethnographic case study. Journal of
Multicultural, Gender and Minority Studies, 3(1), 1-13. Retrieved from
http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2009/articles/1467.pdf

6. Godina, H. (2004). The contradictory literacy practices of Mexican background students:

Results from an ethnography in the rural Midwest. Bilingual Research Journal, 28(2),
153-180.

7. Godina, H. (2004). Professional materials. [Review of the book We are all equal: Student
culture and identity at a Mexican secondary school, 1988-1998]. American Ethnologist,
31(1).
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8. Godina, H. (2003). Mesocentrism and students of Mexican background: A community

intervention for culturally relevant instruction. Journal of Latinos in Education, 2(3),
141-157.

9. Godina, H., & McCoy, R. (2000). Emic and etic perspectives on culturally-relevant text
for all students: Moving beyond a tacit reading of Chicano Multicultural Literature.
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44(2), 172-179.

10. Godina, H. (1999). The violation of Mexican American students’ educational rights: A
Midwestern ethnography, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, 2(2), 387-405.

11. Godina, H. (1999). High school students of Mexican background in the Midwest:
Cultural differences as a constraint to effective literacy instruction. In T. Shanahan, &
F.V. Rodriguez-Brown (Eds.), National Reading Conference Annual Yearbook 48 (pp.
266-279). Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference.

12. Godina, H. (1998). Professional materials. [Review of the book Beyond the culture tours:
Studies in the teaching and learning with culturally diverse texts] Journal of Adolescent
& Adult Literacy, 41(8), 698-699.

13. McCarthy, C., Rodriguez, A. P., Buendia, E., Meacham, S., David, S., Godina, H.,
Supriya, K. E., & Wilson-Brown, C. (1997). Danger in the safety zone: Notes on race,
resentment, and the discourse of crime, violence, and suburban security. Cultural Studies,
11(2), 274-295. DOI:10.1080/09502389700490151

14. Godina, H. (1996). The canonical debate: Implementing multicultural literature and
perspectives. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 39(7), 544-549.

15. Godina, H. (1996). Back to the basics of multicultural education. [Review of the book An
introduction to multicultural education]. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 32(2), 73.

16. McCarthy, C., David, S., Supriya, K. E., Wilson-Brown, C., Rodriguez, A., & Godina, H.
(1995). The hypocrisy of completeness: Toni Morrison and the conceptions of the Other.
Cultural Studies, 9(2), 247-255. doi:10.1080/09502389500490361

17. Godina, H. (1992). Cultural influences and reflective practice: A Chicano perspective. In
T. Córdova (Ed.), Chicano Studies: Critical connection between research and community
(pp. 64-67). Albuquerque, NM: National Association of Chicano Studies.

Contributions to Books

1. Godina, H. (2011). Tracing the migrant stream from the Southwest to the Midwest:
History, folklore, and challenges for the future. A. H. Benavides, E. Midobuche, & P. H.
Carlson (Eds.), Hispanics in the Southwest: Issues of Immigration, Education, Health and
Public Policy (pp. 17-28). Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. ISBN: 978-1-
931010-788.
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2. Godina, H. (2008). Cultural Capital. In J.M. González (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual

Education (Volume 1, pp. 203-206). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-
1-412937-207.

3. Godina, H. (2008). Culturally Competent Teaching. In J.M. González (Ed.),

Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education (Volume 1, pp. 197-199). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1-412937-207.

4. McCarthy, C., Rodriguez, A., Meacham, S., David, S., Wilson-Brown, C., Godina, H.,
Supriya, K.E., & Buendia, E. (2005). Race, suburban resentment, and the representation
of the inner city in contemporary film and television. In L. Weis, & M. Fine (Eds.),
Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United States Schools (pp. 117-
132). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN: 0-7914-6462-8.

5. García, G.E., & Godina, H. (2004). Addressing the literacy needs of adolescent English
language learners. In T. Jetton & J. Dole (Eds.), Research and Practice in Adolescent
Literacy (pp. 304-320). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN: 1-59385-021-2.

6. McCarthy, C., Rodriguez, A.P., David, S., Meacham, S., Godina, H., Supriya, K.E., &
Wilson-Brown, C. (1998). Danger in the safety zone: Notes on race, resentment, and the
discourse of crime, violence, and suburban security. In D. Carlson, & M.W. Apple (Eds.),
Power/knowledge/pedagogy: The meaning of democratic education in unsettling times
(pp. 203-225). Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN: 0-8133-9138-5.

7. McCarthy, C., Buendia, E., Godina, H., Meacham, S., Mills, C., Seferian, M., Souchet,
T., Wilson-Brown, C. (1998). The last rational men: Citizenship, morality, and the
pursuit of human perfection. In The uses of culture (pp. 123-134). New York: Routledge.
ISBN: 0-415-91300-4.

8. McCarthy, C., Rodriguez, A., Meacham, S., David, S., Wilson-Brown, C., Godina, H.,
Supriya, K.E., & Buendia, E. (1997). Race, suburban resentment, and the representation
of the inner city in contemporary film and television. In M. Fine, L. Weis, L.C. Powell, &
L. Mun Wong (Eds.), Off white: Readings on race, power, and society (pp. 229-241).
New York: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-94965-3.

9. Godina, H. (1997). Reviews of 20 books: Growing up Latino: memoirs and stories (p.
116), The Last of the Menu Girls (p. 119), Coyote sun (p. 121). A piece of my
heart/Pedacito de mi corazón: The art of Carmen Lomas Garza (p. 129), Always
running: La Vida Loca, gang days in L.A. (p. 132), Bless me, Ultima (p. 210), Viva
Mexico! A story of Benito Juarez and Cinco de Mayo (p. 306), The fall of the Aztec
empire (p. 361), Barrios and borderlands (p. 364), This migrant earth (p. 468), Macho
(p. 468), Cesar Chavez: Labor leader (p. 545), Baseball in April: And other stories (p.
614), Puerto Rico: America’s 51st state (p. 622), Maria, Mota, and the Grandmother (p.
623), Castro! (p. 625), Aztec: The world of Moctezuma (p. 628), Malinche, slave princess
of Cortez (p. 628), Frida Kahlo: The paintings (p. 630), Passport to Mexico (p. 631),
Tales from home (p. 633), Mayan vision quest: Mystical initiation in Mesoamerica (p.
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635), Independence and revolution in Mexico, 1810-1940 (p. 640). In D. Muse (Ed.), The
New Press Guide to Multicultural Resources for Young Readers. New York: New Press.
ISBN: 1-56584-339-8.

10. C. McCarthy, E. Buendía, C. Mills, S. Meacham, Godina, H., C. Wilson-Brown, M.

Seferain, & T. Souchet. (1996). The last rational men: Citizenship, morality, and the
pursuit of human perfection. In J. L. Kincheloe, S. R. Steinberg, & A. D. Gresson III
(Eds.), Measured lies: The bell curve examined (pp. 251-264). New York: St. Martin’s
Press. ISBN: 0-312-17228-1.

11. C. McCarthy, A. Rodriguez, S. Meacham, S. David, C. Wilson-Brown, Godina, H., K. E.

Supriya, & E. Buendía (1996). Race, suburban resentment and the representation of the
inner city in contemporary film and television. In N. Denzin (Ed.), Cultural Studies:
Monographs in organizational behavior and industrial relations, Vol. 1, (pp. 121-140).
Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. ISBN: 1-55938-951-6.

Dissertation & Masters Thesis Publication

Godina, H. (2011). Mexican American High-School Students in the Midwestern United States:
An Ethnography of Home-School-Community Literacy & Learning Practices.
Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. ISBN: 978-3-639-32949-0

Godina, H. (1998). Mexican-American high school students and the role of literacy across
home-school-community settings. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, United States -- Illinois. Retrieved May 14, 2010, from Dissertations &
Theses: Full Text.(Publication No. AAT 9904466).

Other Professional Publications

Godina, H. (2012). Editorial introduction. Journal of Bilingual Education Research &

Instruction, 14(2), 5-6.

Godina, H. (2011). Editorial introduction. Texas Association for Bilingual Education Journal,
13(1), 3.

Godina, H. (1996). Mesocentrism: Teaching indigenous Mexican culture in the classroom.

(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 396 533).

Godina, H. (1995). Metaphorical children’s writing in a whole-language classroom. (ERIC

Document Reproduction Service No. ED 397 410).

García, G.E., & Godina, H. (1994). Bilingual preschool children’s participation in classroom
literacy experiences: “Once upon a Time” and its alternative. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED 381 770).

Godina, H. (1994). Indigenous Mexican culture’s influence upon the reading preferences of
Chicana and Chicano middle-school students. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
No. ED 396 564).
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Godina, H. (1994). Indigenous Mexican Culture and the education of Chicana and Chicano
middle school students. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 373 952).

Godina, H. (1993). How much is that dogma in the window? The Gradfly. Council of Graduate
Students in Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Godina, H. (1993). California’s proposition 187 creates scapegoats, not solutions. Daily Illini, p
11 (with R. Jimenéz, G. E. García, P. García, & M. Zurita).

Godina, H. (1993). ¿Que hacemos con nuestro mural? Pensamientos de un Xicano. La Carta
Informativa, 21(1), pp. 4-5, La Casa Cultural Latina: University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign.

Godina, H. (1993). Minority recruitment at the college of education. The Gradfly. Council of
Graduate Students in Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Godina, H. (1993). The relevance of indigenous self-determination. SACNAS Midwest Chapter

Newsletter. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Society for the Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Godina, H. (1993). Cinco de Mayo. The Gradfly. Council of Graduate Students in Education:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Art Exhibitions

Godina, H. (1990). Four Directions Chicano Art Exhibit. Invitational exhibit of oil paintings and
drawings. Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Gallery, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (1986-89). Six murals painted in Segundo Barrio, El Paso, TX. Two are catalogued
in: A. Harris (1989). El Paso Barrio Murals. El Paso, TX: Bridge Center for
Contemporary Art.

Godina, H. (1984). Southwest International Art Exhibition. Juried by Henry Hopkins curator of
the San Francisco Museum of Fine Art. Entry selected: Acquatint entitled Dos Nudas. El
Paso Civic Center, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (1983). Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition. Fox Fine Arts, University of
Texas at El Paso.

Godina, H. (1992). Indigenous Mexican culture as an impetus enhancing chicana and chicano
adolescent education. ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. Paper
AAIEP04264. http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/dissertations/AAIEP04264

Grant Activity

Grants Funded & Completed

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2014 College of Education, Technology Proposal $1995.29

2008 College of Education, Summer Enrollment Funds, UTEP $2,000.00
2005 College of Education Research Grant, Texas Tech University $5,000.00
2005 Cultural Competence Curriculum Development,
Iowa Division of Latino Affairs, State of Iowa, $15,000.00.
2004 Ntitle technology grant, University of Iowa, $1,500.00.
2003 Hazel Prehm Research Grant, University of Iowa, $1,471.00.
2002 Writ Large Writing Grant, University of Iowa, $5,000.00.
2001 Hazel Prehm Research Grant, University of Iowa, $1,821.00.
2000 Hazel Prehm Research Grant, University of Iowa, $935.00.
1997 Mexica Multicultural Education Charter School,
Minnesota State Board of Education, $3.2 million.
1997 Old Gold Summer Fellowship, University of Iowa, $5,000.00.
1998 Deans Discretionary Grant, University of Iowa, $500.00.
1997 AERA Stipend Award, $300.00.
Thesis Project Support Grant, University of Illinois, $200.00.
1995 Dissertation Research Grant, University of Illinois, $1600.00.

Conference Presentations & Workshops1

Godina, H. (2015). Invited chair and discussant; Preparing bilingual teachers for the profession.
Annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Godina, H. (2014). Invited Mentor. Mentoring session for Early-career scholars in bilingual
Education. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Philadelphia, PA.

Godina, H. (2014). Invited presentation. Exemplary practices in the teaching of reading to

English language learners. Texas A&M International University.

Godina, H. (2014). Invited presentation. A research perspective on reading instruction for

multilingual and multicultural public school students. University of Nevada – Reno.

Godina, H. (2014). Invited presentation. Why bilingual education does not really matter, -- and
why it insists on remaining important. University of Texas – Brownsville.

Godina, H., Seda, C., Alikaj, O., Martinez, I., Wandermurem, L., Al-Salmi, L., Herrera, L.
(2013). Panel presentation on contemporary research perspectives in bilingual education.
BEEMS 20th Annual Conference. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.*

Godina, H., & Veleta, L. (2013). Invited presentation. UTEP Mother-Daughter/Father-Son

Program, 25th Annual Career Day. College of Education, University of Texas at EL
Paso.

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Godina, H. (2013). Invited Chair. Vocabulary & English Learners: Investigating Instruction and
Development. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San
Francisco, CA.

Godina, H. (2013). Invited Mentor. Navigating the Fields of Bilingual Education and Hispanic
Research: Mentoring Session for Early Career Scholars. Annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Alikaj, O., & Godina, H. (2013). Negotiated Language, Emotions and Identity: A Cross-cultural
Perspective on Albanian-English Bilinguals. Paper accepted for the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.*

Aleti, M., Godina, H., Bagchi, K. (2013). The Influence of Schwartz’s Values on Teachers’
Internet Usage: A Quantitative Study of Cross-Cultural Value Differences Between
European Nations. A paper accepted for the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.*

Alikaj, O., & Godina, H. (2012). Negotiated language, emotions, and identity: A cross-cultural
perspective on Albanian-English Bilinguals. Annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Educational Research Association, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.*

Godina, H., Al-Salmi, L., Alikaj, O., Martinez, I., Seda, C., & Wandermurem, L. (2012).
Doctoral student panel presentation on contemporary research perspectives in bilingual
education. Texas Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference, San Antonio,
TX.*

Godina, H., Ortiz, A., & Veleta, L. (2012) Spanish-English Phonological Transfer for English
Language Learners: Learning with Cognates to Enhance Vocabulary Knowledge. Texas
Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.*

Godina, H., Tinajero, V., & Veleta, L. (2012). Publishing in the Journal of Bilingual Education
Research & Instruction. Texas Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference,
San Antonio, TX.*

Godina, H., & Veleta, L. (2012). Invited presentation. UTEP Mother-Daughter/Father-Son

Program, 25th Annual Career Day. College of Education, University of Texas at EL
Paso.

Godina, H. (2012). Mexican-American students and the process of social action. Invited
discussant for the Hispanic Research Issues SIG, for the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.

Godina, H., Valdivieso, L., Ruiz-Escalante, J. A. (2012). Inaugural Presidential Roundtable:

Language development and acquisition in dual language/immersion programs. Session
Co-chairs for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Vancouver, Canada.
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Godina, H. (2012). Digital bilingualism and biliteracy: Technology innovations in bilingual

education research. Session chair for the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.

Godina, H., Olivarez, A., & Hamman, D. (2012). Perceptions and beliefs about content-area
literacy pedagogy: Differences in hispanic and white pre-service teacher preparation
(Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education/Section 5: Preservice Teacher Education
Coursework: Practices to Improve Teacher Knowledge, Understanding, and Application
of Subject Matter, Content, and Pedagogical Practices). Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.*

Gyabak, K., & Godina, H. (2012). New media tools for bridging the digital divide:
Access and cultural change in rural Bhutan (Division C Learning & Instruction, Section 7
Technology Research). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.*

Godina, H. (2012). Spanish-English word etymology: A historical perspective on phonological

transfer for English language learners. 41st Annual Conference for the National
Association for Bilingual Education, Dallas, TX.*

Godina, H., Zhang, M., Gyabak, K., Al-Salmi, L. (2012). Technology and bilingual education:
Panel presentation on contemporary applications of digital technology in bilingual
education. BEEMS 19th Annual Conference. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso,
TX.*

Godina, H., Al-Salmi, L., Herrera, L., Seda, C., Alikaj, O., Martinez, I., Wandermurem, L., &
Zepeda, A. (2012). Panel presentation on contemporary research perspectives in bilingual
education. BEEMS 19th Annual Conference. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso,
TX.*

Godina, H. (2011). Phonological and phonemic awareness and transfer for English language
learners: Implementing a Spanish-English cognate approach. 39th Texas Association for
Bilingual Education Conference, McAllen, TX.*

Godina, H. (2011). Cultural capital and culturally relevant instruction. Invited presentation for
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NE.

Godina, H. (2011). Culturally competent teaching. The International Sun Conference on

Teaching & Learning. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.*

Godina, H., & Gyabak, K. (2011). Enhancing classroom instruction with digital storytelling. The
International Sun Conference on Teaching & Learning. University of Texas at El Paso,
El Paso, TX.*
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Godina, H. (2011). Phonological and phonemic awareness and transfer for English language
learners: Implementing a Spanish-English cognate approach. Paper accepted for the
BEEMS 18th Annual Conference. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.*

Godina, H., & Luna, N. (2011). Indigenous Mexican culture, identity and academic
achievement: Results from a community-based curriculum project for Latino students.
Paper accepted at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Seattle,
WA.*

Gyabak, K., & Godina, H.(2011). Digital storytelling in Bhutan: Bridging the digital divide in a
rural community school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.*

Godina, H. (2010). Birds of a Feather: Policy & Diversity. Invited participant: A Legacy in
Literacy: Past Present and Future; 35th Anniversary of the Center for the Study of
Reading, Ft. Worth, TX.

Godina, H., & Trevino, M. (2010). Phonological and phonemic awareness and transfer for
English language learners: Implementing a Spanish-English cognate approach. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Bilingual Education, El Paso,
TX.*

Godina, H. (2010). Identity, storytelling and literacy practices. Invited session chair for the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Godina, H., Olivarez, A., Hamman, D., & Aleti, M. (2010). Hispanic and White pre-service and
in-service Teacher preparation: Knowledge, perceptions and beliefs about content-area
literacy instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Denver, CO.*

Godina, H. (2010). Spanish-English Phonological and Phonemic Awareness for English

Language Learners. Invited presentation at the 17th Annual BEEMS Conference,
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H., & Gyabak, K. (2009). Digital story-telling and global literacy instruction among
students in Bhutan: Bridging the digital divide in a rural community. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.*

Godina, H. (2009). La base fonética del Español Mexicano: Implicaciones para el entendimiento
y aprendizaje de la alfabetización emergente. Invited workshop presentation, Project
SABEMOS, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (2009). Negotiation of multiple literacies and identities. Invited presentation for the
43rd annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL),
Denver, CO.
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Godina, H. (2009). Biliteracy development of Mexican American female adolescents:

Understanding the scope and influence of Mexican Telenovelas. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.*

Godina, H., & Semingson, P. (2009). Engaging bilingual learners with culturally-relevant
literature to develop comprehension and vocabulary. Invited presentation at the annual
meeting of the National Association of Bilingual Education, Austin, TX.

Godina, H., Gyabak, K, Casillas, J.J., Prieto, R., & Quiroz, T.G. (2008). Globalization, identity
and language diversity: Perspectives from future educators. Panel presentation at the
annual meeting of the Texas Association of Bilingual Education. Arlington, TX.*

Godina, H., Foster, A., & Cobb, B. (2008). Our mission as a theory of action: Defining and
studying our impact. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Network
for Education Renewal, Arlington, TX.*

Godina, H. (2008). Gender and domestic subordination in the literacy practices of Mexicano
immigrant families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York.*

Godina, H. (2008). Present day challenges for English-language learners in Ghana, West Africa.
Invited presentation at the EDUCAR Research Colloquia Series, University of Texas at
El Paso, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (2008). Mexican immigration and the domesticization of Home literacy practices.
Invited presentation at the 15th BEEMS Annual Conference, University of Texas at El
Paso, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (2007). Education along the US/Mexico Border. Invited panel presentation at Project
Step Up, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.

Godina, H. (2007). Gender and domestic subordination in the literacy practices of Mexicano
immigrant families. Paper presented at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education,
San Antonio, TX.*

Godina, H., & Edu-Buandoh, D. (2007). Multilingualism, Bilingualism and Literacy

Development: The US and Ghanaian Contexts. Paper presented at the 5th Pan-African
Reading For All Conference, Ghana, Africa.*

Godina, H., & Edu-Buandoh, D. (2007). Speaking from two worlds: Do I choose my mother
tongue or English? Paper presented at the International Conference on Afro-Hispanic
Studies Across the Disciplines, University of Ghana, Ghana, Africa.*

Godina, H. (2007). Tracing the migrant stream from the southwest to the midwest: History,
folklore and challenges for the future. Paper presented at the Hispanics in the Southwest
Conference, Texas Tech University Center for the Southwest, Lubbock, TX.*
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Godina, H. (2007). Mexicana daughters doing the domestic work of home literacy: An
ethnography of communication of Mexican immigrant families. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.*

Godina, H. (2006). Generating empathy for English Language Learners. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.*

Godina, H. (2006). An ethnographic portrait of Korean American identity in the elementary

literacy classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Los Angeles, CA.*

Godina, H. (2006). Language and bilingualism as an asset. Invited presentation at the Northwest
Area Foundation, St. Paul, MN.

Horiuchi, K. & Godina, H. (2006). A fountain flows in Miarinarivo: Water supply in rural
Madagascar. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Center for Arid & Semi-
Arid Land Studies, Lubbock, TX.*

Godina, H. (2006). Generating empathy for English Language Learners in Texas: Exploring
preservice teacher German-English ancestry. Paper presented at the College of Education
Research Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.*

Godina, H. (2006). Insider-Outsider Perspectives in Multicultural Children’s Literature. Invited

presentation at the 2nd Annual College of Education Literature Festival, Lubbock, TX.

Godina, H. (2005). Understanding the variation in reading performance among English language
learners. Invited discussant at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference,
Miami, FL.

Godina, H. (2005). Critical junctures for the literacy development of Mexican American youth.
Invited presentation at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Godina, H. (2005). Mexican American youth and literacy: New research perspectives for
reassessing familiar problems in education. Invited presentation at the University of Texas
– Pan American, Edinburg, TX.

Godina, H. (2005). The colonized context of Mexican background students in the US:
Implications for enhancing public school literacy instruction. Invited presentation at the
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Godina, H. (2005). Mexican American and Mexicano immigrant students in the midwest:
Language and literacy differences in the high-school setting. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM.*

Godina, H. (2004). Improving ESL and bilingual education in Iowa. Invited presentation at the
Strengthening and Valuing Latino Communities in Iowa Conference, Des Moines, IA.
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Godina, H. (2004). Latino high school dropout in Iowa. Invited presentation at the Strengthening
and Valuing Latino Communities in Iowa Conference, Des Moines, IA.

Godina, H. (2004). The colonized context of persons of Mexican background. Invited

presentation at Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA.

Godina, H. (2004). Time for a new neighbor policy. Invited presentation at the Pan American
Program, Organization of American States, Drake University, Des Moines, IA.

Godina, H. (2003). Culturally competent aging and end-of-life care for Latino populations:
Telling our stories. Invited presentation at the Strengthening and Valuing Latino
Communities in Iowa Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Godina, H. (2003). Who really benefits from educational research with minority populations?
Understanding one's own subjectivity, co-optation, and resentment. Invited presentation
at the Promise of Empathy Conference; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Godina, H. (2002). Basic components of effective dual-language instruction. Invited presentation

at the Hispanic Educational Resource Center, Des Moines, IA.

Godina, H. (2001). Chicano perspectives on prison literacy: Letters from La Pinta. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.*

Godina, H., & Schrage, L.A. (2000). Language loss in the rural Midwest: German/English &
Spanish/English subtractive bilingualism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.*

Godina, H. (2000). A methodological perspective on Mexican background adult/student literacy:

Research and reflection in progress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.*

Godina, H. (1999). Explorations of Learning and Problem-solving. Invited Session Chair and
Discussant for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Montreal, Canada.

Godina, H., Friedrich, T. (1999). The White face of language loss in the Midwest:
German/English subtractive bilingualism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.*

Godina, H., McCoy, R. (1999). Emic and etic perspectives on culturally relevant texts for all
students: Moving beyond a tacit reading of Chicano young adolescent literature. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Montreal, Canada.*

Godina, H. (1998). At the crossroads: Learning to teach and read multiculturally. Invited session
discussant for the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
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Godina, H. (1998). Literacy for learning & living: An ethnography of Mexican background high-
school students in the Midwest. Paper presented for the annual meeting of the National
Reading Conference, Austin, TX.*

Godina, H. (1998). Student perspectives and social constructions of identity. Invited session
chair, American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Godina, H. (1997). Ethnographic perspectives on classroom instruction for Mexican American

high school students. Invited presentation for the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Godina, H., & García, G.E. (1997). Lost opportunities for the effective literacy instruction of
Mexican American high-school students. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.*

Godina, H. (1997). Undocumented, unconstitutional migrant education. Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, San Antonio, TX.*

Godina, H. (1997). Culturally relevant literacy instruction for Mexican American students: Some
evidence from the field. Invited Presentation at the University of Texas at San Antonio,
San Antonio, TX.

Godina, H. (1996). Mexican American high-school students and the role of literacy across home-
school-community settings: Research in progress. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.*

Godina, H. (1996). Mesocentrism: Teaching Indigenous Mexican Culture in the classroom.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, New York.*

Godina, H. (1996). Midwest Holmes Group Occasional Papers Session. Invited session chair for
the annual meeting of the National Homes Group, Washington, DC.

Godina, H. (1995). Metaphorical children’s writing in a whole-language classroom. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.*

Godina, H. (1995). Social context in literacy learning: Young diverse learners. Invited session
Chair at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.

García, G.E., & Godina, H. (1994). Bilingual preschool children’s participation in classroom
literacy experiences: “Once upon a Time” and its alternative. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.*

Godina, H. (1994). Influence of indigenous Mexican Culture upon the reading preferences of
Chicana and Chicano adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada.*
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Godina, H. (1994). Indigenous Mexican Culture and the education of Chicana and Chicano
middle-school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.*

Godina, H. (1993). Indigenous Mexican Culture and Mexican American adolescent students.
Paper presented at the Eyes on the Mosaic: Inquiries and Explorations in Race and
Ethnic Studies Conference, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.*

Professional Affiliations

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Division K, Teaching & Teacher Education
Bilingual Education Research SIG
Second Language Research SIG
Hispanic Research SIG
Research in Reading and Literacy SIG
Spirituality & Education SIG
International Literacy Association (ILA)
Literacy Research Association (LRA)

University & College Classes Taught

University of Nevada, Reno (2014 – 2015)

Undergraduate
EDES 300 Language Arts and Literature PK-3
EDRL 443 Literacy Instruction II
EDRL 461 Diagnostic Assessment and Instruction in Literacy
EDRL 471 Language Acquisition, Development and Learning

Graduate
EDRL 643 Literacy Instruction II
EDRL 661 Diagnostic Assessment and Instruction in Literacy
EDRL 671 Language Acquisition, Development and Learning

University of Texas at El Paso (2007- 2014)

Graduate Doctoral
BED 6300 Research Trends in Bilingual Education
TED 6395 Independent Doctoral Study

Graduate Masters
TED 5398 Graduate Thesis
RED 5343 Psychology of Reading
RED 5342 Content Area Literacy – Online
RED 5348 Issues in Adult Literacy
RED 5341 Assessment and Teaching of Reading – Online
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RED 5347 Clinical Reading Lab Experience

Undergraduate
RED 3342 Content Area Literacy
RED 3340 Developmental Reading in Elementary and Middle
RED 4346 Literacy Practicum
RED 4341 Assessment and Teaching of Reading

Texas Tech University (2005-2006)

Graduate Doctoral
EDBL 7000 PhD Seminar: Literacy Instuction for English Language Learners
EDLL 6350 PhD Seminar: Research Topics in Language Arts

Graduate Masters
EDLL 4350 Linguistics in the Classroom
EDLL 4351 Foundations of Reading for English Language Learners
EDLL 4382 Reading and Writing for Secondary Students

Undergraduate
EDLL 5344 Content Area Literacy
EDLL 5353 Reading at the Middle Level

University of Iowa (1997-2005)

Graduate Doctoral
PhD Seminar: Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Language and Literacy
PhD Seminar: Historical Perspectives on Literacy Instruction

Graduate Masters
Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom
Language and Learning

Undergraduate
Language & Learning
Methods of High School Reading
Chicanos and Popular Culture
Spirituality and Education

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1993-1997)

Undergraduate
Language Arts

El Paso Community College (1989-1992)

Undergraduate
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Basic Drawing, Life Drawing, Basic Writing

Certified Public School Instruction

2015-18 Teacher of English, ESL & Dyslexia. Ysleta Independent School District.
Riverside High School, El Paso, TX.

1993-97 Teacher of Reading, ESL, Economics. Summer Migrant High School Program,
Kankakee Independent School District; Kankakee, IL.

1989-92 Teacher of Reading, Reading Improvement, ESL Reading, Vocabulary

Development, American History. Ysleta Independent School District, Eastwood
Middle School, El Paso, TX.

Doctoral Dissertation Committee Participation

Doctoral Student Dissertation Committee Chair (4)

Student Year Granting Institution

1. Rebecca Baeza In process University of Texas at El Paso

Dissertation title: A study of Hispanic-White achievement gap and commended performance

scores on the Texas secondary social studies subtest in the Southwest border region.

Student Year Granting Institution

2. Oliana Alikaj 2014 University of Texas at El Paso

Dissertation Title: Language and emotions of Albanian-English bilinguals.

Student Year Granting Institution

3. Dora Edu-Buandoh 2006 University of Iowa

Dissertation Title: Multilingualism in Ghana: An ethnographic study of college students at the

University of Cape Coast.

Student Year Granting Institution

4. Jeonghee Choi 2005 University of Iowa

Dissertation Title: Multiple and contradictory processes of constructing gendered and racial
identities: A look at students’ performance during the writing workshop.

Doctoral Student Dissertation Committee Member (5)

Student Year Granting Institution

1. Ana Berta Torres 2007 Texas Tech University
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Dissertation Title: Family, ethnic identity and education in relation to generational heritage
language maintenance and shift among Chicanos of the South Plains

Student Year Granting Institution

2. Thereisa Coleman 2007 Texas Tech University
Dissertation Title: The impact of institutional factors on the academic success of minority
undergraduates.

Student Year Granting Institution

3. Monie Wilson Hayes 2004 University of Iowa

Dissertation Title: Smart Cookies: Girls, media literacy, and learning communities.

Student Year Granting Institution

4. Morobe Nompula Nomusic 2000 University of Iowa

Dissertation Title: Lesotho pre-service teachers’ understanding of function and the effect of
instruction with a graphing calculator on pre-service teachers’ understanding of function.

Student Year Granting Institution

5. Martha Villegas-Guttierrez 2003 University of Iowa

Dissertation Title: Acculturation and academic self-concept of Mexican American adolescents.

Masters Thesis Committee Participation

Master’s Student Thesis Committee Chair (3)

Student Year Granting Institution

1. Meghana Aleti 2011 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: The influence of Schwartz’s values on teachers’ internet usage: A quantitative study
of cross-cultural value differences between European nations.

Student Year Granting Institution

2. Khendum Gyabak 2009 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: Bridging the digital divide: Infusing digital storytelling to improve literacy
instruction among students in rural Bhutan.

Student Year Granting Institution

3. Cynthia Soto 2009 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: Mexican American concepts on gender and identity: A teacher’s perspective in a
fifth-grade classroom.

Master’s Student Thesis Committee Member (6)

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Student Year Granting Institution

1. Sarai Eliza Pagliasotti 2014 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: Societal tethers: An artist versus her classroom.

2. Ricardo Marin 2012 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: E Pluribus Unum.

Student Year Granting Institution

3. Cira Montoya 2011 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: A picture is worth a thousand words: Integrating sequential narratives into an
English Language Learner’s curriculum.

Student Year Granting Institution

4. Eloy Alvarado 2011 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: A song for Ophelia: Portrait of an American suicide.

Student Year Granting Institution

5. Monica Lynn Seymore 2009 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: In defense of the value of visual arts in public education: An examination of
scholarly arguments for functionary pedagogy and intrinsic fulfillment.

Student Year Granting Institution

6. Wendi Glick 2008 University of Texas at El Paso

Thesis title: Dual Roles: Artist and Educator

Service
Consulting

2005-2007 Northwest Area Foundation. Dual language development (Pro Bono).

2002-present American College Testing, Cultural Bias Reviewer.
1997-present McGraw Hill, Cultural Bias Reviewer.
1997-present Prentice Hall, Textbook Readability Analyst.
1998-2002 Academic Advisory Board; Xinachtli Project (Pro Bono).
1995 Illinois Goals Assessment Program for Bilingual Students, Instrument
Development Panel.
1992-1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Educational Testing
Service (ETS), Reading Assessment Development Panel. Guest Teacher
Reviewer.
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1991 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Educational Testing

Service (ETS). Guest Teacher Reviewer, Special Study Review Panel, NAEP
1990 Portfolio Study.
1991-1992 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Assessment Development
Panel. Guest Teacher Reviewer.

Publication Service

2012-2014 Member, Editorial Review Board, Higher Education of Social Sciences Journal,
Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures.
2012-2014 Member, Editorial Review Board, Computers & Education.
2011-2012 Associate Editor, Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction.
2011-2014 Member, Editorial Board, Expert Reviewer, for National Association for
Bilingual Education, National Journal of Research and Practice.
2011-present Member, Editorial Board for Reading Teacher.
2011-present Reviewer, Digital Culture & Education.
2010-present Member, Editorial Board for The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning.
2010-present Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Literacy Research Association
Yearbook.
2009-present Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Reading Psychology.
2008-present Reviewer, Linguistics and Education.
2008-2010 Reviewer, Sage Publications, book proposals in literacy.
2008-present Reviewer, Bilingual Research Journal, National Association of Bilingual
Education.
2005-2007 Reviewer, Journal of Research in the Teaching of English, National Council of
Teachers of English.
2005-present Reviewer, Journal of Latinos and Education; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1997-2002 Reviewer, Reading Research Quarterly; International Reading Association.
1999-2003 Reviewer, Literacy Study Series (Michele Jester, Editor); International Reading
Association.
1999-2000 Reviewer, National Reading Conference Yearbook.
1995 Editorial Assistant to Professor Cameron McCarthy for Educational Researcher
(book reviews); American Educational Research Association.
1995 Editor for Occasional Papers Series, Midwest Holmes Scholars.
1992-1994 Reviewer for Technical Reports, Center for the Study of Reading, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Conference Service

2011-14 Elected, Chair (three year appointment), AERA Bilingual Education Research
Special Interest Group (SIG).
2012 Nominated for SIG Executive Board, American Educational Research
Association (AERA).
2012 Nominated for Executive Board, National Association for Bilingual Education
(NABE).
2011-12 Member, Executive Board, Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE),
Publications and Archives.
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2010 Member, TABE Conference Planning Committee.

2010 Co-chair, TABE annual conference Higher Education Institute.
2009-present Member, National Reading Conference (NRC) Student Outstanding Research
Committee.
2008-present Member, AERA Bilingual Education Research SIG Dissertation Competition
committee.
2007-2009 Delegate, Southwest Association for Bilingual Education (SWABE) for TABE
annual conference.
1996-present Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
annual conference.
1995-present Proposal Reviewer, National Reading Conference (NRC) annual conference.
1998-03 Program Chair, NRC, Area One: Children’s, Young Adult, and Adult Literature.

Government Service

2004-05 Board of Directors, First Lady of Iowa, Christie Vilsack’s Iowa Stories 2000
Literacy Project.
2003-05 Commissioner, Governor Tom Vilsack’s appointment to the Iowa Commission
of Latino Affairs.
2004-05 Member, Iowa Latino Affairs; Latino Awards Selection Committee; Des
Moines, Iowa.
2005 Member, Spanish-English Interpreters Administrative Rules Committee, Iowa
Latino Affairs Commission; Des Moines, Iowa.

El Paso Community Service

2016-present 3rd degree Knight, Knights of Columbus, Council 7563; St. Raphael Parish.
2016-present Board of Directors, ARID recovery center.
2010 Member, Lincoln Park Conservation Committee.
2009 Invited speaker, El Paso Juvenile Detention Facility. Positive and negative
consequences and what you can do to change them. Project ACE invited
presentation.
2009 Invited speaker, Tornillo Middle School, Career Day invited presentation about
attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2009 Consultant, Father Yermo School. Art restoration consultation for school
campus chapel.

University of Nevada, Reno Service

2014-present College of Education. Member. Integrated Elementary Teaching Program

Committee.
College of Education. Member. Research and Grants Committee.
College of Education. Member. ESL/ELL Faculty Search Committee.

University of Texas at El Paso Service

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2011-12 University of Texas at El Paso – Graduate College, Member, Outstanding

Dissertation/Thesis Selection Committee.
University of Texas at El Paso – Graduate College, selected for Graduate
School Faculty Marshall of Students, Fall commencement ceremony.
College of Education, Secretary, Graduate Studies Committee.
College of Education, Faculty Adviser, BEEMS/LEAP UP.
College of Education, Member, Advisory Council, BEEMS/LEAP UP
College of Education, Member, Strategic Implementation Committee.

2010-11 College of Education, Marshal for Faculty, Spring Graduation.

College of Education, Chair, Technology Education Search Committee.
College of Education, Secretary, Graduate Studies Committee.
College of Education, Faculty Adviser, BEEMS/LEAP UP.
College of Education, Member, Advisory Council, BEEMS/LEAP UP.
College of Education, Member, Strategic Implementation Committee.
Instructional Support Services, Participant, Digital Academy.

2009-10 College of Education, Chair, Technology Education Search Committee.

College of Education, Member, Graduate Studies Committee.
College of Education, Member, Strategic Implementation Committee.
College of Education, Member, Project LEAP UP.

2008-09 University of Texas at El Paso, Member, Entering Students Initiative Task

Force.
College of Education, Member, Reading Faculty Search Committee (2nd
search).
College of Education, Faculty Adviser, Education College Council.
College of Education, Member, Project LEAP UP.
Instructional Support Services, Participant, Digital Academy.

2007-08 University of Texas at El Paso, Faculty Senate Alternate.

College of Education, Member, Project ACE.
College of Education, Member, Project SABEMOS.
College of Education, Member, Reading Faculty Search Committee.

Texas Tech University Service

2007 Member, Conference Coordinating Committee, Hispanics in the Southwest:

Immigration, Education, Health and Public Policy.
Co-Chair, Search Committee for Don-Kay-Clay Cash Foundation Regents
Endowed Professorship in Reading.
Member, College of Education, Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Education
(Middle Level Representative).
Member, College of Education, Scholarship Committee.
Member, College of Education Search Committee for Technology Services
Manager.
Chair, Research Council on Latino Issues.
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Chair-elect, College of Education Research Committee.

2006 Member, College of Education, Search Committee for Technology Services

Manager.
Chair, Research Council on Latino Issues.
Chair-elect, College of Education Research Committee.
Member, College of Education, Scholarship Committee.
Member, Language & Literacy, Jones Scholarship Committee.

2005 Member, Seminar Planning Committee; Project LEAD.

Member, Search Committee for Bilingual Education Faculty.
Member, Search Committee for Middle School Literacy Faculty.

University of Iowa Service

2003 Member, College of Education Diversity Award Selection Committee.

2002 Member, Search Committee for Upward Bound Coordinator.
1999 Member, Search Committee for Computer Consultant.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Service

1992-95 Member, Minority Student Recruitment Committee.

1993 Member, Search Committee for Bilingual and Multicultural Education Faculty.
Member, Latino Studies Program Development Committee.
Member, Multicultural Task Force Committee.

Honors, Recognition & Participation

2012 Graduate Faculty Marshall of Students for Fall 2012 Winter Commencement
graduation ceremony.
2012 Award “In grateful recognition for your service and commitment to the Texas
Association for Bilingual Education, Publication and Archives Chair.”
2011 Nominated for 2012 University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award.
2011 Certificate of Completion; Digital Academy/Teaching Academy; University of
Texas at El Paso.
2011 Certificate of Appreciation; “in recognition of valuable contributions to the
TABE 2010 state conference.” Texas Association for Bilingual Education.
2011 Outstanding College of Education Award in Service, University of Texas at El
Paso.
2011 Nominated for Outstanding College of Education Award in Teaching,
University of Texas at El Paso.
2011 Nominated for 2011 Who’s Who in Curriculum & Higher Education.
2010 Nominated for 2011 University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award.
2010 Certificate of Recognition; Strategic Plan 2010-2015, “For your unwavering
dedication and contribution to the development of the College of Education,”
University of Texas at El Paso.
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2010 Certificate of Participation; College & Career Readiness Initiative, English

Language Arts Faculty Collaborative; The Meadows Center for Preventing
Educational Risk.
2010 Nominated for induction to the American Legion for honorable military service
during the Beirut Conflict (1983); for naval service on a nuclear submarine that
patrolled off the coast of Lebanon.
2005-2010 Certificate of Recognition; “For continued dedication and commitment to
Project Action for Equity; University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education.
2008-09 Texas Reading First, certificate of participation for Higher Education
Collaborative Fall Seminar, Austin, TX.
2009 Certificate of Appreciation; Project SABEMOS, “for your outstanding service
in support of US-Mexico binational scholarship,” University of Texas at El
Paso.
2009 Certificate of Appreciation; The Mother-Daughter/Father-Son Program, “for
your commitment and dedication to our students and for inspiring them to
succeed,” University of Texas at El Paso.
2008 Southwest Association for Bilingual Education, certificate of recognition for
excellent performance of duties as Education and Legislative Chair, El Paso,
TX.
2008 Agenda for Education in a Democracy, “In recognition of your participation in
2008 Summer Symposium,” Seattle, WA.
2007 Certificate of Appreciation; “In recognition of the valuable contribution and
outstanding commitment and dedication to the success of the College of
Education,” University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education.
2006 AESA Critic’s Choice Award (American Educational Studies Association) for
book chapter in Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United
States Schools.
2006 Nominated for McDonald Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech
University.
2003 Graduation keynote address. Latino Graduation Ceremony, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA.
1999 Finalist, Dissertation of the Year, National Association of Bilingual Education.
1998 Finalist, Dissertation of the Year, National Reading Conference.
1995-97 William Chandler Bagley Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana (three
separate nominations).
1992-95 Holmes Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana.
1992-93 Graduate College Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana.
1997 Nominated for Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois at Urbana.
1993-96 Nominated for Phi Delta Kappa (three separate nominations), University of
Illinois at Urbana.
1993-96 Nominated for Kappa Delta Pi (three separate nominations), University of
Illinois at Urbana.
1994 Estados Unidos de Mexico (Mexican United States), on behalf of Francisco
Jimenez; Tlakaelel Huey Teotekuhtli. "Nombramiento como Teopizkeh; en
reconocimiento a su lealtadd a nuestra institucion y su profundo amor a la
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Mexikayotl [Honorary title of “Mexikayotl Priest”; in recognition of his loyalty

to our institution and his profound love for Mexico]."
1993 National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, for “Significant time and
effort contributed to the development of the Early Adolescence/English
Language Arts certificate and invaluable leadership to the teaching profession.”
1991 Assessment Development Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, for “Time and
effort this educator has devoted to the development of Early Adolescent/English
Language Arts certification to recognize exemplary teaching in our nation’s
classrooms.”
1989 El Paso City Council, for “Outstanding service to the community for the
establishment of an alley playground and mural as a gift to the children of South
El Paso (El Segundo Barrio).”

Personal

Place of birth: El Paso, Texas

Home address: 3208 Suffolk Rd., El Paso, TX 79925-4300
Languages: English & Spanish (fluent); Nahuatl & Japanese (novice)
Military Service: United States Navy, Honorable Discharge
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References
Professor Alfredo Benavides
Bilingual Education Program Coordinator
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Office: (806) 742-1997 ext. 255
Email: alfredo.benavides@ttu.edu
Professor Georgia Earnest García
311 Education Building
1310 South Sixth Street
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL 61820
Office: (217) 333-7048
Email: gegarcia@uiuc.edu
Associate Professor Rod Case
College of Education, 0299
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Office: (775) 682-7851
Email: rcase@unr.edu
Professor George Kamberelis
School of Education, 1588
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1588
Office: (970) 491-6316
Email: george.kamberelis@colorado.state
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Professor Eva Midobuche
Bilingual Education Program
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Texas Tech University
Office: (806) 742-1997 ext. 255
Email: eva.midobuche@ttu.edu
Professor Arturo Olivarez
500 W. University
College of Education
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968
Office: (915) 747-5579
Email: aolivarez3@utep.edu
Professor Violet Harris
319 Education Building
1310 South Sixth Street
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL 61820
Office: (217) 244-0948
Email: vjharris@uiuc.edu
Associate Professor Kate Menken
City University of New York
Queens College Department of Linguistics
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens Hall 305D
Flushing, NY 11367-1597
Office: (212) 817-8498 or (718) 997-2878
Email: kmenken@gc.cuny.edu
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Statement of Authenticity

I maintain that to the best of my knowledge these are true and accurate statements about my
professional and scholarly activities and accomplishments and that any misrepresentation may
lead to dismissal from employment and would be subject to penalty of perjury.

Heriberto Godina January 31, 2018

Electronic Signature Date