Melissa Navarro
Melissa Navarro is a third year doctoral student in the joint Ph.D. program in education at San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University. Her research interests revolve around the need to prepare critically conscious dual language educators on the sociopolitical, ideological, cultural and linguistic aspects of teacher preparation in general, and science education specifically.
Melissa is the Spanish science methods course instructor for the multiple subject credential in the Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education (DLE) at SDSU. Navarro also currently works as a research assistant with Dr. Felisha Herrera Villarreal in her recently funded NSF grant that examines STEM major students who started at a community college and transferred to a 4-year minority serving institution with the same STEM major. Furthermore, Navarro serves as a program coordinator and data analyst for Project CORE, a 1.5 million dollar federal grant that prepares pre-service and in-service teachers on how to effectively deliver the Common Core State Standards and the 2012 ELD Standards to multilingual learners with her faculty mentor, Dr. Cristina Alfaro.
Navarro was chosen for the California State University Chancellors Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP), a program that aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future CSU faculty positions by offering financial assistance in the form of a loan and mentorship by CSU faculty. Her most recent award nominated by the faculty in her program is the "SDSU/CGU Joint Program Achievement Award 2017" because her work and scholarship "exemplify the mission of the program, namely, to develop scholars who are committed to research on democratic schooling, social justice and equal educational outcomes for all students, as well as the improvement of educational systems serving diverse communities."
Lastly, Navarro has presented in over 10 local, state and nation wide conferences.
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Melissa Navarro Honored at SDSU's Student Research Symposium
Melissa Navarro, a San Diego State University Education major from San Diego was recognized with a Dean's Award at SDSU's annual Student Research Symposium. The title of their project is Kindergart...
April, 21 2017 - San Diego State University
Research Analyst at Research & Equity Scholarship Institute
The mission of the “RES Institute” at San Diego State University is to promote scientific and applied research, training, and the exchange of information that contribute to the knowledge and understanding of P-20 educational trajectories and the contexts that engage and support students from diverse backgrounds. The RES Institute unites scholars who research important topics pertaining to equity in education to collaborate on funded research projects and the production of timely research reports and publications with critical implications for education policy and practice. The RES Institute’s local and national projects have explored topics such as student mobility; community college pathways; minority serving institutions; and underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The RES Institute seeks to become a nationally recognized locus for education policy research that will support work to inform education policy debates at multiple levels.
August 2016 - Present
Program Data Analyst and Program Coordinator at Project CORE SDSU
As data analyst, creating monthly surveys and analyzing results followed by writing reports. As coordinator, collaborate with the San Diego County Office of Education in planning and organizing conferences for pre-service teacher candidates on implementation of Common Core for English learners.
July 2014 - Present
