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Paty Abril-Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Ph.D. in Social, Multicultural, and Bilingual Foundations with an emphasis on Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2018. Her dissertation, titled 'Recuerdos, Expresiones y Sueños en Nepantla: Identity Journeys Spoken, Written, Artistic Testimonios,' explores the intricacies of identity journeys through qualitative arts-based methods. She has considerable experience as a bilingual elementary school teacher in Denver, Colorado, having taught for seven years in dual immersion and traditional bilingual education settings. Her research primarily focuses on fostering long-term caring relationships among bilingual Latinx teachers, students, and their families, employing Chicana Feminist orientations. Paty has served as a committee member on various initiatives related to cultural diversity and has received recognition such as the LRA's STAR Mentorship and a grant from the Alba Ortiz James Yates Endowment for Mexican American Studies. Passionate about bridging connections and enhancing bilingualism and biculturalism, she actively promotes the amplification of silenced perspectives in educational contexts.
Various • Denver, Colorado
Taught in dual immersion and traditional bilingual education settings for seven years, focusing on supporting young students in their English language acquisition.
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