Professor Dr. Ramon Martinez

Biography

Ramon Antonio Martínez is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University. His research explores the intersections of language, race, and ideology within K-12 public schools, with a particular focus on literacy learning for multilingual children and youth, as well as the preparation of teachers to work in multilingual settings. In addition to his long-term community-engaged research, Dr. Martínez actively supports pre-service teachers through his ongoing work in the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). His scholarship has been published in various academic journals, including Anthropology & Education Quarterly, International Multilingual Research Journal, Language Policy, Linguistics Education, Modern Language Journal, Research in the Teaching of English, and Review of Research in Education. Dr. Martínez earned his Ph.D. in the Division of Urban Schooling at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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