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Dr. Mariela E. Nunez-Janes

Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Anthropology

(940) 369-7663

Email: mariela.nunez-janes@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of New Mexico, 2003
    Major: Anthropology
    Dissertation: Education, Culture, and Identity: Constructing Chicano and Mexicano Ethnicity in Bilingual Education Classrooms
  • MA, University of New Mexico, 1997
    Major: Anthropology
  • BA, Lawrence University, 1991
    Major: Anthropology

Professional Positions

  • Assistant Professor; Co-director of the Ethnic Studies Minor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2003 - 2009).
  • Co-instructor, University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico. (2003 - 2003).
  • Graduate Assistant, University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico. (2001 - 2002).
  • Instructor, University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico. (2000 - 2000).
  • Supplemental Instructor, University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico. (1999 - 1999).
  • Teaching/Research Assistant, University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico. (1999 - 1999).

    • Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Associate Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2006 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • American Anthropological Association (AAA). (Present).
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA). (Present).
  • Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS). (Present).
  • National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS). (Present).
  • National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES). (Present).
  • Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA). (Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ANTH 1150 - World Cultures Through Film, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 2070 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations, 7 courses.
  • ANTH 2150 - World Cultures, 1 course.
  • ANTH 2350 - Cultural Diversity in U.S. (American) Culture, 4 courses.
  • ANTH 2980 - Experimental Course, 1 course.
  • ANTH 3100 - People and Cultures, 5 courses.
  • ANTH 3140 - Latinos in the U.S., 14 courses.
  • ANTH 4000 - Applied Anthropology, 3 courses.
  • ANTH 4550 - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4601 - Anthropology of Education, 5 courses.
  • ANTH 4610 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 10 courses.
  • ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 7 courses.
  • ANTH 4900 - Special Problems, 21 courses.
  • ANTH 4910 - Special Problems, 7 courses.
  • ANTH 4920 - Internship in Anthropology, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5000 - Seminar in Cultural Anthropology, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 5021 - Anthropological Thought and Praxis II, 11 courses.
  • ANTH 5050 - Preparation for Capstone and Career, 3 courses.
  • ANTH 5610 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5620 - Anthropology of Education, 32 courses.
  • ANTH 5700 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 5800 - Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, 14 courses.
  • ANTH 5810 - Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, 13 courses.
  • ANTH 5900 - Special Problems, 40 courses.
  • ANTH 5910 - Special Problems, 6 courses.
  • ANTH 5950 - Applied Thesis, 41 courses.
  • EDCI 5620 - Anthropology of Education, 13 courses.
  • SOCI 2070 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations, 8 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Anthropology. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Teacher Education and Administration. (2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (November 2020).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Teacher Education and Administration. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (August 2019).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "N/A," Teacher Education and Administration. (2016).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "N/A," Information Science. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "N/A," Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "N/A," Anthropology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Exploring Asian-American and Pacific Islander Identity Youth Development in a Community Based Youth Program.," Anthropology. (2021 - 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Onward and Outward: The Social and Emotional Experience of Advanced High School Upperclassmen," Anthropology. (2021 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "“Exploring the Projection of Future Plastic Pollution and Desalination Plants Along the Texas Gulf Coast: A Comparative Case Study”," Anthropology. (2020 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Social Distancing and Social Barriers A Study of the Impact of the Pandemic on Dallas Youth," Anthropology. (August 2019 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2015 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2019 - 2021).
  • Other (Mentor, McNair), Psychology. (2019 - 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "To Seal or Not to Seal Equity and Policy Discourses in the Texas Seal of Biliteracy," Teacher Education and Administration. (2018 - 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "“Identifying the Needs of K-12 Anthropology Teachers”," Anthropology. (2018 - May 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Community First:’ An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding Local Perceptions of Sustainability in the Age of Neoliberalism," Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "N/A," Anthropology. (2018 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "N/A," Anthropology. (2018 - 2020).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "N/A," Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology. (2016 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "N/A," Anthropology. (2015 - 2020).
  • Master's Degree Recital Committee Member, Anthropology. (2018 - May 2020).
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis, "N/A," Anthropology. (2018 - 2019).
  • Other (Mentor, McNair), "N/A," Anthropology. (2017 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "’Getting the College Experience:’ Exploring the Effect of the Residential Component of the Upward Bound Summer Program," Anthropology. (2016 - 2018).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "N/A," Counseling and Higher Education. (2015 - 2018).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Leaving the Classroom: A Multiple Case Study on the Experiences of Black Women who Transitioned from a Teaching to a Non-Teaching Role," Teacher Education and Administration. (2015 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Subjective Efficiencies: Water Use, Management and Governance in the North Platte Natural Resources District," Anthropology. (2015 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "An Ethnographic Inquiry and Evaluation into the Student’s Perspective and Experience with Improvement Science at Algoma School District," Anthropology. (2015 - 2018).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Catalysts of Women’s Success in Academic STEM: A Feminist Poststructural Analysis," Educational Psychology. (2016 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Artscapes: Denton Community Beautification Through Public Murals," Anthropology. (2015 - 2017).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Educational Uplift Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: How Students, Families and Educators Cultivate a College-Going Culture in Contested Terrain," Counseling and Higher Education. (2014 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Transformative Learning and Teaching Beliefs: A Comparative Study of International Teacher Experiences," Anthropology. (2014 - 2017).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "The Effect of a Change Facilitator on Problem-Based Learning Curriculum Design," Teacher Education and Administration. (2012 - 2017).
  • Other (Mentor, Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists), "N/A," Anthropology. (2015 - 2016).
  • Other (Mentor, Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists), "NA," Anthropology. (2015 - 2016).
  • Other (Mentor, McNair), "N/A," Anthropology. (2015 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "An Exploration of College Attitudes Among Sioux Falls High School Students," Anthropology. (2014 - 2016).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "“Measuring Teaching Effectiveness Using Value-Added and Observation Rubric Scores," Teacher Education and Administration. (2010 - 2014).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Catered Learning: An Anthropological Approach to Understanding How Learning Styles of Participants and Teaching Styles of Instructors Effect Participants’ Perception, Motivation, and Performance," Learning Technologies. (2010 - 2013).
  • Other (Mentor, McNair), "N/A," History. (2010 - 2011).
  • Other, (2010 - 2010).
  • Other, (2010 - 2010).
  • Other, (2010 - 2010).
  • Other, (2010 - 2010).
  • Other, (2010 - 2010).
  • Other, (2009 - 2010).
  • Other, "Practicum "An Assessment of the Attitudes, Values, and Belief Systems of the UNT Community in Regards to their Participation Levels in the 'Green Initiative'"," (2009 - 2009).
  • Other, (2008 - 2009).
  • Other, (2008 - 2009).
  • Other, "The Parent Participation Discourse of a Community School: Diverse Ideas and Perceptions About Educational Partnership at an Inner City Community School," (2007 - 2009).
  • Other, "Practicum "College Preparation Among Seniors at Lincolton High School"," (2006 - 2009).
  • Other, (2008 - 2008).
  • Other, (2007 - 2008).
  • Other, (2007 - 2008).
  • Other, "Practicum “Program Evaluation of and Recommendations for Successful Implementation of Scholastic’s Read 180 Program at McKinney North High School”," (2007 - 2008).
  • Other, "Practicum "Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students at a North Texas Community College"," (2006 - 2008).
  • Other, "“Perceptions of Agency Beliefs of Four Adolescent Girls in High School as Revealed During Literature Discussions”," (2005 - 2008).
  • Other, "“The Impact of the Media on Biracial Identity Formation”," (2007 - 2007).
  • Other, (2006 - 2007).
  • Other, "Practicum “Educational Levels and Perceptions Among African American Homeless Males”," (2006 - 2007).
  • Other, (2006 - 2007).
  • Other, "Practicum “Better Understanding Ourselves and Our Clients - A Community Needs Assessment for a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community Based Organization”," (2005 - 2007).
  • Other, "Practicum “Creative Solutions: An Evaluation”," (2005 - 2007).
  • Other, (2006 - 2006).
  • Other, (2006 - 2006).
  • Other, "Practicum “Latinos/as in Leadership: Participatory Action Research with Latino/a Organizations at the University of North Texas”," (2005 - 2006).
  • Other, "Practicum “Facilitated Learning in a Science Museum: The Impact of the Meadows Educators at The Science Place”," (2005 - 2006).
  • Other, (2004 - 2006).
  • Other, (2004 - 2006).
  • Other, "Practicum “Didactic vs. Constructivist: An Analysis of Two Label-Types at the Gyro Chair Exhibit”," (2005 - 2005).
  • Other, (2005 - 2005).
  • Other, "Practicum “Assessing the Activities Resource Center: An Evaluation for the International Rescue Committee”," (2004 - 2005).
  • Other, (2004 - 2005).
  • Other, "Practicum “Creating a Sex Education Program for Somali Bantu Women”," (2004 - 2005).
  • Other, (2004 - 2004).
  • Other, "Undergraduate Honors Thesis," (2003 - 2003).

Awards and Honors

  • Robert A. & Beverly H. Hackenberg Prize, Society for Applied Anthropology. (2023).
  • Finalist, Outstanding Book Award, Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE). (November 16, 2021).
  • Ulys & Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award, University of North Texas. (February 2021).
  • Nuestra Voz Award, Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Denton Chapter. (November 2019).
  • Honors Day, University of North Texas. (2018).
  • UNT Foundation Community Engagement Award, UNT. (2017).
  • Diversity Champion, Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity, UNT. (2009).
  • Outstanding Service Award, McNair Post-baccalaureta Achievemnt Program, UNT, (2009).
  • Recognized at Honors Day, UNT. (2009).
  • Nominated (not selected), President's Council Teaching Award, UNT. (2008).
  • Honor Professor, UNT. (2008).
  • Diversity Supporter Award, Multicultural Center, UNT. (2007).
  • G. Roland Vela Award, UNT. (2006).
  • Nominated (not selected), Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation's Piper Professor Program. (2005).
  • Finalist, Outstanding Dissertation Award, Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE), American Anthropological Association (AAA). (2004).
  • Minority Dissertation Fellow, American Educational Research Association (AERA), UNM. (2001).
  • Dissertation Fellow, Center for Regional Studies, UNM. (2001).
  • Pre-Dissertation Fellow, American Educational Research Association (AERA)/Spencer Foundation, UNM. (1999).
  • Dennis Chavez Archival Fellow, UNM. (1997).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Solano-Pimentel, G., Pavey, S. (2016). La urgencia como elemento necesario en la praxis de la antropología aplicada/Urgency as a Necessary Element in the Praxis of Applied Anthropology.. Asociación Latinoamericana de Antropología, IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Antropología, Memoria. http://www.ala.iia.unam.mx/memorias/simposios/s55.html

    • Book

  • Nunez-Janes, M., Martinez, P., Muñoz, C., Pavey, S., Castro Rodriguez, F., Saavedra, M. (2020). Eclipse of Dreams: The Undocumented Youth-Led Struggle for Freedom. AK Press.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Thornburg, A., Booker, A. (2017). Deep Stories: Practicing, Teaching, and Learning Anthropology with Digital Storytelling. De Gruyter Open.
  • Aguado Odina, Teresa; Ballesteros Velásquez, Belén; Núñez-Janes, Mariela, et. al.. (2007). Racism: What It Is and How to Deal With It. A Guide to Talking about Racism.
  • Aguado Odina, Teresa; Ballesteros Velásquez, Belén; Núñez-Janes, Mariela, et. al.. (2007). Racismo. Qué es y cómo se afronta.

    • Book Chapter

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Combes, B.H., Re Cruz, A., Martinez-Ebers, V.J. (2018). “La Colectiva: Peer Mentoring on the Path to Thrival”. Counternarratives from Women of Color Academics: Bravery, Vulnerability, and Resistance.. United Kingdom, Routledge.
  • Thornburg, A., Booker, A., Nunez-Janes, M.E. (2017). Deep Stories: Introduction. Deep Stories: Practicing, Teaching, and Learning Anthropology with Digital Storytelling. 1-19. De Gruyter Open.
  • Kober, R., Montalvo, D., Moreno, M., Nuñez-Janes, M. (2017). Grieving with Rage. Pedagogies in the Flesh: Case Studies on the Embodiment of Sociocultural Differences in Education. 31-35. Gewerbestrasse, Palgrave/Macmillan.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Franco, D. (2017). IamWe: Digital Storytelling, Personal Journeys, and Praxis. Deep Stories: Practicing, Teaching, and Learning Anthropology with Digital Storytelling. 99-112. De Gruyter Open.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela; *García, Israel; Reyes, Esther. (2010). Unheard Voices. Latino/a Youth Activism. In Inmigrantes en Estados Unidos y En Espana: Protagonistas en el Siglo XXI..
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and Re Cruz, Alicia. (2009). El uso de historias digitales como herramienta pedagógica. Ejercicio etnográfico con estudiantes latinos en Texas. In La integración escolar a debate. Matilde Fernández Montes and Waltraud Müllauer-Seichter, eds..

    • Book Review

  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2004). Review of I am My Language: Discourses of Women and Children in the Borderlands. Norma González. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2001.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (1994). Review of Reinterpreting Prehistory of Central America. Mark Miller Graham, ed..

    • Journal Article

  • Aydarova, E., McNelly, C., Newcomer, S., Nunez-Janes, M., Villenas, S. (2022). The Imperative for Social Foundations Revisited: A Technical Comment on Warren and Venzant Chambers (2020). Educational Researcher. 51 (4) 289-291.
  • Heiman, D., Nuñez-Janes, M. (2021). “Research shows I am here for them”: Acompañamiento as language policy activism in times of TWBE gentrification. Language Policy. 20 (3) 491-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-020-09577-7
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Ovalle, M., Plancarte, S. (2018). Creating Sanctuary:Practices of Acompañamiento/Creando Santuario: Practicando Acompañamiento. Im/migration in the Trump Era. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1290-creating-sanctuary- practices-of-acompanamiento
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Ovalle, M. (2016). Organic Activists: Undocumented Youth Creating Spaces of Acompañamiento. 10 (4) 189-200.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (2016). When Ethnography Relates: Reflections on the Possibilities of Digital Storytelling. Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 47 (3) 235-239.
  • Re Cruz, A., Nunez-Janes, M.E. (2013). Latino/a Students and the Power of Digital Storytelling. Radical Pedagogy.
  • Re Cruz, A., Henry, L.R., Nunez-Janes, M.E., Jordan, A. (2013). Synonyms of Engagement: Forging an Engaged Anthropology in North Texas. Annals of Anthropological Practice 37.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and *Robledo, Andrea (*indicates that co-author is a student). (2009). Testimoniando : A Latina Critical Feminist Approach to Racism in College Campuses..
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and *Robledo, Andrea. (2009). Testimoniando: A Latina Critical Feminist Approach to Racism in College Campuses.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and Re Cruz. Alicia. (2008). Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Latin Students (Invited).
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2007). Diversity as an Orientalist Discourse.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and Re Cruz, Alicia. (2007). The Pedagogy of Teaching Online Graduate Courses in the Program of Applied Anthropology.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela (ed.). (2007). Undergraduate Student Research in Anthropology.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela (ed.). (2006). Undergraduate Research and The Latino/a Chicano/a Oral History Project.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2002). Bilingual Education and Identity Debates in New Mexico: Constructing and Contesting Nationalism and Ethnicity (Invited).

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Nunez-Janes, M., Heiman, D. (2021). Critical Pedagogy in Action. Anthropology News. 62 (2) 22-25. https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/critical-pedagogy-in-action/
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2007). Chicana/Latina Feminism, Anthropology, and Sobrevivencia.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2007). The War Within.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2007). ¿Y ahora qué?.

    • Media Feature

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (2019). Guatemaltecos que escapan violencia y pobreza están haciendo del Norte de Texas su hogar. Dallas, TX, http://www.aldiadallas.com/2019/02/11/guatemaltecos-que-escapan-violencia-y-pobreza-estan-haciendo-del-norte-de-texas-su-hogar/

    • Newsletter

  • Nelson, A.S., Nunez-Janes, M.E., Re Cruz, A. (2020). An Invitation to a Sentipensante Practice through Experiential Learning at the U.S.-Mexico Border. Other.

    • Opinion Piece

  • Yarris, K., Nunez-Janes, M.E., Getrich, C., Horton, S. (2022). It's Time for Congress to Act on DACA. The Hill. The Hill. https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3768866-its-time-for-congress-to-act-on-daca/

    • Popular Press Article

  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and *Abbe, Marisa (site designer) (*indicates that co-author is a student). (2008). Students as Researchers , a website dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning through participatory youth action research and collaborative student research projects.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2007). Design and Writing of Anthropology of Education, elective graduate course in the on-line MA Applied Anthropology program.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and Re Cruz, Alicia. (2007). Latino/a Students and the Power of Digital Storytelling.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela (producer) and *Skobarczyk, Josh (director). (2006). Unheard Voices.
  • Nuñez-Janes, Mariela and *Muhlenkamp, Melissa (site designer) (*indicates that co-author is a student). (2006). Who am I? A website dedicated to student projects from the class "Race, Ethnicity, Identity".
  • Mohr, Kathleen and Nuñez-Janes, Mariela. (2005). Improving Literacy Among Diverse Populations: An Analysis of Best Practices and Recommendations for the Dallas/Fort Worth Region.

    • Report

  • Nunez-Janes, M., Barringer, O., Hicks, N., Johnson, B., Kohn, M., Kowalski, G., Lopez Garza, A., Mbengue, G., Rodriguez, A., Rutledge, A., Sims, S., Zazueta, R. (2019). Outreach for Immigrant Services in Denton.

    • Research Report

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Goodwin, K., Michaud, A., Rendon, C., Stewart, K. (2023). BHH Action Research Project.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Alvarez, A., Betters, D., Dominguez, A., Edmonson, L., Garland, G., Ruiz, K., Valenzuela, R., Hill, A., Monge, R., Nguyen, J. (2018). Empowering Neighborhoods: Identifying the Needs of Underserved Neighborhoods in the City of Denton.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Anozie, C., Belachew, R., Burkley, J., Rodriguez, L., Oguchi, V. (2017). Inside Immigration.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Gomez, C., Moreno, M., Narvaez, J., Sides, C., Soni, N., Spalding, S., Villagomez, J. (2017). It Happens More than We Think: Labor Trafficking in North Texas.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Bassi, M., Cunningham, W., Edwards, J., Fink, M., Gagne, K., Grosch, J., Harris, K., McFarland, K., McGregror, L., Merry, A., O'Neill, S., Padron, M., Perry, T., Schattle, S. (2016). A Case for Asylum: Guatemala and Remnants of a Civil War: Seeking Asylum in the United States.
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., Chippeaux, K., Sherwood, A., Torres, J., Ventura, M. (2016). Behind Closed Doors: Finding a Voice for Trafficked Victims in North Texas.

Presentations Given

  • "From Invisible to Visible: Undocumented Latino/a Students in North Texas.", (2010 - 2010).
  • "IamWe: Using Latina/Chicana Feminist Pedagogy and Participatory Action Research to Get Students to College.", (2010 - 2010).
  • "Life in the Shadows: Undocumented Students in the U.S.", (2010 - 2010).
  • "Practicing a Mujerista Pedagogy.", (2010 - 2010).
  • "Testimoniando: Latinas Engaging Chicana Feminist Praxis to Challenge and Heal the Wounds of Racism.", (2010 - 2010).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Graduate School and Transition to the Academy for Non-Traditional Populations", (2009 - 2009).
  • "Using Digital Storytelling and Participatory Action Research for Liberation: The Case of a Classroom Collective.", (2009 - 2009).
  • "When Fieldwork is Neither Here or There.", (2009 - 2009).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), Estudiantes Indocumentados, (2009 - 2009).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), IamWe, (2009 - 2009).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Anthropology.", (2008 - 2008).
  • "Digital Storytelling as Praxis: Engaging Youth Using Storytelling and Media Technology.", (2008 - 2008).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Graduate School and Transition to the Academy for Non-Traditional Populations", (2008 - 2008).
  • "Undocumented Latino/a Students in Higher Education: An Anthropological Approach.", (2008 - 2008).
  • "Youth Activism, Immigration, and the 2006 Walkouts.", (2008 - 2008).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Anthropologists are a Bunch of Storytellers: Using Stories to Teach, Learn, and do Applied Anthropology.", (2007 - 2007).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Ethics of Educational Fieldwork and Research: The CAE Graduate Student Forum", (2007 - 2007).
  • "Full of Words, Full of Thoughts: Oral Histories, Self-Statements, and Students as Researchers.", (2007 - 2007).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Graduate School and Transition to the Academy for Non-Traditional Populations", (2007 - 2007).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Graduate School and Under-represented/Non-traditional Populations.", (2007 - 2007).
  • "Latino/a Students and the Power of Digital Storytelling.", (2007 - 2007).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Venezuela Desde Adentro/From the Inside", (2007 - 2007).
  • "Beyond Educational Borders: An Oral History of Chicanas/os in Higher Education.", (2006 - 2006).
  • "Building Diversity into Your Classes: Towards an Anti-Racist Pedagogy.", (2006 - 2006).
  • "Educational Anthropology on the Edge: A Perspective on Research and Teaching from the Margins.", (2006 - 2006).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Latino Labels.", (2006 - 2006).
  • "Leaving Diversity Behind: Experiential Explorations on Transitioning Towards a Decolonizing Praxis in the Academy.", (2006 - 2006).
  • "Orientalism as a Diversity Discourse.", (2006 - 2006).
  • "Perspectives from the 'A' Side/Undisciplined Testimonios.", (2006 - 2006).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "What do Anthropologists do?", (2006 - 2006).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Anthropology is All About Peoples and Cultures.", (2005 - 2005).
  • "Articulating an Anti-Racist Pedagogy.", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Bilingual Education.", (2005 - 2005).
  • "Building Diversity into Your Classes: Towards an Anti-Racist Pedagogy.", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Building Diversity Into Your Courses.", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Culturally Sensitive Counseling and Latinos", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Facing Diversity in the Academy: Tales of a Latina Anthropologist.", (2005 - 2005).
  • "Mexicanos, Chicanos, and Bilingual Education.", (2005 - 2005).
  • "Producing and Contesting Racism: Reflections of Una Antropóloga Ingrata.", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "The Anthropology of Education", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "The Applied Anthropology of Education", (2005 - 2005).
  • "Una antropóloga ingrata/An Ungrateful Anthropologist Speaks Out.", (2005 - 2005).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Anthropology is All About Peoples and Cultures.", (2004 - 2004).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Building Diversity Into Your Courses.", (2004 - 2004).
  • "Chicanos and Mexicanos, Americans and Mojados: Racial Confrontations in a Bilingual School.", (2004 - 2004).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Funding a Career in Anthropology and Education: CAE Graduate Student Forum", (2004 - 2004).
  • "Researching from the Inside: Stories About a Latina Anthropologist.", (2004 - 2004).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "You Don't Have to Lose Something to Gain Something: Latino Students and Bilingual Education.", (2004 - 2004).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Bilingual Education and Identity in New Mexico", (2003 - 2003).
  • "Language, Identity, and 'Poofy Hair:' Native Anthropology as a Form of Advocacy.", (2003 - 2003).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Other), "Perspectives on Immigration", (2003 - 2003).
  • "Remaining and Becoming Latina: Facing Questions of Culture and Authenticity in Anthropological Research.", (2003 - 2003).
  • "Ser de aquí o ser de allá:" Language, Ethnicity, and Race in Dual Language and Bilingual Resource Classrooms.", (2003 - 2003).
  • "Adventures of 'Poofy Hair Girl:' Reflections on Insider Research in a School Located in the Borderlands.", (2002 - 2002).
  • "I'm Mexican, I'm Mexican-American: Conflicting and Oppositional Identities in a Bilingual School.", (2002 - 2002).
  • "Constructing Ethnic Identity in the Borderlands: Ethnic Labeling Among New Mexican Middle School Students.", (2000 - 2000).
  • "Education, Ethnic Identity, and Language: A Contemporary Perspective of the Language Dilemma in New Mexico.", (1999 - 1999).
  • "Looking for 'Hispanic' Identity: The Bilingual Education Struggle in Albuquerque.", (1999 - 1999).
  • "Mobilizing 'Cara a Cara:' Bilingual Education and Identity Debates in New Mexico", (1999 - 1999).
  • "Contesting 'Hispanic' Identity: The Bilingual Education Struggle in the Albuquerque Public School District.", (1998 - 1998).
  • "What Does 'Hispanic' Mean? Bilingual Education and the (Re)Construction of Identity Among Mexican-National and New Mexican Middle School Students.", (1998 - 1998).

    • Invited Talk

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Presenter), Heiman, D. (Panelist), Discussant for documentary La cocina de las patronas, women and gender studies, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Andrade, A. (Presenter), College is for Everyone, Si Se Puede: You can Go To College as an Undocumented Student, DeLay Middle School, Lewisville, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Reyes, A. (Presenter), Adalpe, J. (Presenter), Cruz, A. (Presenter), Educate the Educators, GOAL, Denton, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Reyes, A. (Presenter), Rodriguez, M. (Presenter), Perfecto, R. (Presenter), Educate the Educators, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Author & Presenter), Bilingual and Multicultural Education, Undocumented Students, Dan Heiman, Instructor, UNT, Denton, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Andrade, A. (Author & Presenter), Avalos, S. (Author & Presenter), DeLay Middle School College Day, Si se Puede: You Can Go To College as an Undocumented Student, DeLay Middle School, Lewisville, TX, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), UNT Psychology Department Annual Diversity Symposium, Crafting Spaces of Acompañamiento, UNT Pshychology Department, Denton, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Hernandez, K. (Author & Presenter), DeLay Middle School College Day, Si se Puede: You Can Go To College as an Undocumented Student, DeLay Middle School, Lewisville, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Benitez, C. (Author & Presenter), DeLay Middle School Teacher InService, Educate the Educators, DelLay Middle School, Lewisville, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), 18th Texas National McNair Scholars Conference, Ethnography as Pedagogy of Sobrevivencia, McNair, Denton, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Lecture

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Latin America Course, Latin America Desde Adentro, Amber Bass Instructor, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Latino Politics, A Latina Anthropologist, Andrea Silva Instructor, UNT Denton, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Ovalle, M. (Author & Presenter), La Colectiva Lecture Series, Beyond Resistance: A Conversation About Undocumented Youth Activism and Transformative Pedagogies, La Colectiva, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Luna, R. (Author & Presenter), Hernandez, K. (Author & Presenter), Psychology of Race and Ethnicity, A Conversation about Undocumented Youth Activism., Yolanda Flores-Neimann Instructor, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Olivarez-Urueta, M. (Author & Presenter), UNT Annual Equity and Diversity Conference, Supporting Undocumented Students: Sharing Best Practices and Building Networks., UNT Equity and Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Burgos, E. (Author & Presenter), Hispanic Educators Conference, Crafting Spaces to Accompany Undocumented Students and Their Families Through Fear and Learning, Hispanic Educators, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).

    • Other

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), In-Class Distinguished Scholar Series, Why Critical Race Theory Matters, CLASS, United States of America. (2022).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Embracing Activism in the Anthropology of Education, American Anthropological Association, Toronto, Canada. (2023).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Towards an Anthropology of Accompaniment: Engaged Ethnography with Im/migrant Communities, American Anthropological Association, Toronto, Canada. (2023).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Discussant), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, ’Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity, and The Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore” and ‘Laboring for Justice: The Fight Against Wage Theft in an American City, American Anthropological Association, Toronto, Canada. (2023).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Invited Bilingual Graduation Speaker, Denton ISD, Si Se Puede, Denton ISD, Denton, United States of America. (2022 - 2023).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Immigration, Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz Instructor, Eclipse of Dreams, Loyola University of Chicago, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Book Release Event, Eclipse of Dreams the Undocumented-Led Struggle for Freedom, AK Press, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), Re Cruz, A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Pushing Boundaries: A Conversation About Violence, Activism, and Witnessing Across Central and North America, Pushing Boundaries: A Conversation About Violence, Activism, and Witnessing Across Central and North America, Department of Anthropology, LMAS in Collaboration with Consulate of Mexico (Dallas) and Wild Detectives (Dallas), UNT, Denton, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Panelist), DACA Update 2019, Community, University of North Texas, Division of Equity and Diversity, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Presenter), Texas National McNair Conference, The Research Apprenticeship of the Graduate Student, McNair, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Panelist), Mentor and Mentee Networking Luncheon, Mentoring Panel, Mentoring Faculty of Color, Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Panelist), Annual Hybrid Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Invited Panelist, Council on Anthropology and Education Mentoring Session, Council on Anthropology and Education, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Panelist), Annual Hybrid Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Invited Panelist, The Culture of Belonging: A CAE Conversation, Council on Anthropology and Education, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Hybrid Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Acompanamiento as Activism, American Anthropological Association (AAA), Baltimore,MD, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Panelist), Raising Our Voices, “Abolition, Activism, and Decolonization: New Books Challenging Setller Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism in North America, American Anthropological Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), Re Cruz, A. (Panelist), Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), Soidaridad en la Lucha: Academicas and Activistas Accompanying Immigrants and Each Other, MALCS, Pullman, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Presenter), Re Cruz, A. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology, The Border Experience as Anthropological Praxis in Transformative Pedagogy, Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Nunez-Janes, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), Re Cruz, A. (Panelist), Nelson, A.S. (Panelist), American Ethnological Society, Centering the Border at the Heart of Transformative Pedagogy, American Ethnological Society, Austin, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Silva, A. (Author & Presenter), Mendiola Garcia, S.C. (Author & Presenter), Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Re Cruz, A. (Author & Presenter), Mentoring, Leading, and Thriving, Mentoring, Leading, and Thriving, La Colectiva, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Anthropologists Adapting to Anti-Immigrant Climates: Resistance and Resilience on Campuses and in Communities, AAA, San Jose, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Panelist), In-Motion Sessions: Understanding Immigration, Toward Immigration Reform, Acompañamiento, Valley Ranch Islamic Center, Irving, TX, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Co-Chair), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Art, Activism, and Anthropology: Engaging with Sensory/Sensible Politics, AAA, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Creating Pedagogical Spaces of Acompañamiento with and for Undocumented and Unaccompanied Youth., AERA, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Co-Chair), Re Cruz, A. (Co-Chair), Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Witnessing the Migration Crisis Across Borders, SfAA, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author), Re Cruz, A. (Author & Presenter), V Congreso Latinoamericano de Antropología, Construyendo un paradigma de resistencia con las ONGs y los movimientos sociales pro inmigrantes, Congreso Latinoamericano de Antropologia, Bogota, Colombia, Colombia. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Engaged Anthropology with Undocumented and Immigrant Students in the Trump Era, AAA, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Panelist), Luna, R. (Panelist), Murillo-Tinne, L. (Panelist), Art, Anthropology, and Activism., Art, Anthropology, and Activism, The Art Galleries at TCU, TCU, Fort Worth TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Williams, J. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Participatory Action Research: What Counts as Evidence and (When) Does it Matter?, AAA, Minneapolis, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Paper

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Discussant), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Language Otherwise: What Does Decolonizing Multilingual Research Look Like, American Anthropological Association, Seattle, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Heiman, D. (Author & Presenter), Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Mas allá de la tarea: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Across Two Universities and a School District, American Anthropological Association, Seattle, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Heiman, D. (Author & Presenter), Nunez-Janes, M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Hybrid Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Mas alla de la tarea: acompanamiento virtual en tiempos de urgencia, Council on Anthropology and Education, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Heiman, D. (Author & Presenter), Nunez-Janes, M. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association (Council of Anthropology & Education), "Encuentren su bilingual pair porque eso va a ser en español!": Acompañamiento as a critical response to DLBE gentrification, American Anthropological Association, CANCELED, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Symposium

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Panelist), Heiman, D. (Panelist), Gutierrerz, G. (Panelist), Rana, L.B. (Panelist), Robles, J. (Panelist), The Society for Applied Anthropology, Nurturing Critical Consciousness in times of urgency: The case of the bilingual homework hotline, The Society for Applied Anthropology, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "Im/migration in the Trump Era," AAA Webinar. (2018).
  • "Witnessing the Migration Crisis Across Borders," SfAA Podcast. (2017).
  • "DREAM Act Remembered on Day of the Dead," Huffington Post. (November 5, 2011).
  • "Dia de los muertos dedicado a dreamers. Educación no deportación," AOL Latino. (November 3, 2011).

    • Magazine

  • "Life and Work with Mariela Nuñez-Janes," Trailblazers Rewriting the Narrative Voyage Dallas. (October 31, 2018).
  • "Empowering Youth," UNT North Texan. (March 21, 2018).
  • "Book Smarts: Do it Yourself Publishing is a Simple, Responsive Way to Fill the Gaps on Your Library Shelve," Teaching Tolerance. (2015).

    • Newspaper

  • "How Texas’ DEI Ban is Tripping Up Efforts to Help Undocumented Students," The Dallas Morning News. (2023).
  • "YCT Wins Lawsuit Against University Over Resident Tuition Costs," (2022).
  • "“Covid-19 en Dallas: Condado apuesta su estrategia en español a traducciones en redes sociales y otros mensajes”," Newspaper. (July 14, 2020).
  • "“Immigrant Advocates Across North Texas Celebrate Supreme Court’s DACA Decision”," Dallas Observer. (June 19, 2020).
  • "“Local Universities Celebrate DACA Decision”," Denton Record Chronicle. (June 18, 2020).
  • "High School Students Share Experiences Through Film," North Texas Daily. (March 25, 2014).
  • "UNT ofrece programa de estudios Mexicoamericanos y Latinos," Al Dia. (March 24, 2014).
  • "Stories to Fill Fest," Denton Record Chronicle. (March 24, 2014).
  • "Radio Show Stirs Up Controversy with Stereotype Segment," NT Daily. (March 18, 2014).
  • "Forum Tackles Eligibility Program," Denton Record Chronicle. (July 30, 2012).
  • "Lewisville Aborda Migracion," Al Dia. (January 10, 2012).
  • "UNT Day of the Dead Aims to Keep Dreams from Dying," Star-Telegram. (November 3, 2011).
  • "Using Digital Video Medium, Teens Tell Stories of Living," Denton Record Chronicle. (November 15, 2008).
  • "Hacen suya una tradición. Latinos festejan el 'Homecoming," Al Dia. (November 7, 2008).
  • "Students Share, Preserve Latino Oral Histories," Denton Record Chronicle. (March 2, 2007).
  • "Film Aims for Spark of Protests," Fort Worth Star Telegram. (October 13, 2006).
  • "Findings Bring Relief, Rancor," Denver Post. (March 25, 2005).
  • "Ethnic-Studies Divisions Across U.S. Working to Defend their Discipline," Denver Post. (February 20, 2005).

    • Other

  • "Acompañando (Un)Documented and (Un)Accompanied Children and Adolescents," Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling, Academic & Professional Honor Society International. (November 14, 2019).
  • "Faculty Focus," UNT Faculty Newsletter. (February 2016).
  • "Diversity Sparks Dialogue at Annual Texas Youth Summit," The Ismaili. (February 5, 2011).
  • "Total Communication," Lean Toward Love. (August 1, 2007).
  • "Portrait Gallery Feature," InHouse. (April 25, 2007).

    • Radio

  • "Our Races, Our Selves," KERA's THINK. (June 24, 2015).

    • TV

  • "Texas College Professors Worried About the Future of Tenure," Spectrum Cable News. (2023).
  • "“DACA: El Sueño Continua”," Noticiero Telemundo Dallas. (June 2020).
  • "Campecine," NT Daily. (January 12, 2013).
  • "Estudiantes Latinos en la Universidad del Norte de Tejas atienden un seminario para Aprender sobre el uso de la tecnologia," Univision, Noticias 23. (May 19, 2007).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Service

  • Mendiola Garcia, S.C. (Co-Principal), Nunez-Janes, M.E. (Co-Principal), "La Colectiva," sponsored by Office of the Provost Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Nunez-Janes, M.E., , A.N., , A.R., "Borderlands: The U.S.-Mexico Border," sponsored by Career Connect, University of North Texas, $810.00 Funded. (2018 - 2018).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Curriculum Committee. (2021 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, P&T. (2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Ulys & Very Knight Award Selection Committee. (2021 - Present).
  • Member, PAC/Anthropology. (2020 - Present).
  • Other (Member), Eagle Dreamers. (January 2019 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure/Anthropology. (January 2019 - Present).
  • Member, President's Advisory Council. (2016 - Present).
  • Member, La Colectiva. (2013 - Present).
  • Other (Reviewer), Multicultural Scholastic Award Scholarship. (2023 - 2023).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Lecturer Position. (January 2022 - 2022).
  • Committee Member, RPTC, Department of Technical Communication. (2021 - 2021).
  • Task Force Member, APLU First Day Project. (May 20, 2019 - 2021).
  • Director, Director of Graduate Programs/Anthropology. (May 2019 - 2021).
  • Committee Member, UNT Foundation Awards Selection Committee. (2019 - 2021).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (August 2019 - 2020).
  • Committee Member, Latinx Coordinator Search Committee/Multicultural Center. (August 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020).
  • Member, DACA Workgroup. (2018 - 2019).
  • Other (Executive Board Member), Latino/a Mexican American Studies (LMAS). (2016 - 2019).
  • Committee Chair, PAC. (2014 - 2019).
  • Chairperson, Associate Department Chair. (May 2019 - August 2019).
  • Member, Migration and Borders Mentoring Group. (2017 - 2018).
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee. (2017 - 2017).
  • Task Force Chair, Workgroup on Undocumented Students. (2016 - 2017).
  • Other (Acting Chair (July 18-Aug 12)), Acting Department Chair. (2016 - 2016).
  • Member, Equity and Diversity Conference. (2016 - 2016).
  • Committee Member, French Search Committee. (2016 - 2016).
  • Committee Chair, Vision Committee. (2016 - 2016).
  • Other (Discussant), "Beyond the Color Line: How Far Have We Come," University Program Council. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Evaluator), 11th Annual Texas National McNair Scholar' Research Conference. (2009 - 2009).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Evaluator), Student Posters, Perspectives on Immigration: Strategies for the 21st Century Conference. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Co-organized), Visit and lecture for Dr. Michele Foster. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Organized visit and lecture), Dr. Julio Cammarota, Assistant Professor, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology and Mexican American Studies Research Center, University of Arizona. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Core Faculty), Immigrant Studies Research Cluster. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Minor comps reader), Marketing and Logistics. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Discussant), Scholars Day. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Advisor), Graduate Anthropology Journal Club. (2005 - 2008).
  • Other (Faculty Member), Search Committee, Assistant Director, Multicultural Center, UNT. (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Advisor), Anthropology Students Association (ASA). (2003 - 2007).
  • Other (Organized visit and lecture), Dr. Eva Yerende, Assistant Professor, College of Education, UT-Arlington. (2006 - 2006).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee. (2005 - 2006).
  • Committee Member, Hispanic Friends of UNT Organizing Committee. (2003 - 2005).
  • Committee Member, Diversity and Community Task Force for the UNT Academic Plan. (2004 - 2004).
  • Other (Advisor), Lambda Alpha Honor Society. (2004 - 2004).
  • Other (Contributed), Office of Equity and Diversity to determine eligible elementary Latino students from New Mexico and North Texas to be awarded a scholarship to attend UNT. (2004 - 2004).

Public Service

  • Program Organizer, Bilingual Homework Hotline. Denton, TX. (2020 - Present).
  • Other (Executive Board Member), Opening Doors International Services. Denton, TX. (August 2019 - 2020).
  • Member, Complete Count Committee. Denton, TX. (January 2019 - 2020).
  • Committee Chair, Complete Count Committee Immigrant Subcommittee. Denton, TX. (January 2019 - 2019).
  • Member, North Texas Immigrant Education Table. Dallas, TX. (2017 - 2019).
  • Program Organizer, Kahlo Rivera 100. Denton, TX. (2018 - 2018).
  • Committee Chair, Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Denton. Denton, TX. (2017 - 2018).
  • Other (Workshop Organizer), "IamWe" Youth Symposium Organized by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Dallas, Texas. (2010 - 2010).
  • Other (Member), Generation Texas. (2010 - 2010).
  • Other (Collaborator), Roots Go Center Network of Texas, Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Texas. (2010 - 2010).
  • Other (Organizer), Organized Campecine an interactive youth film festival open to students and community members, UNT. Denton, Texas. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Advisor), Denton High School student. Denton, TX. (2008 - 2008).
  • Committee Member, Denton Unido: Latino Leadership Group. Denton, Texas. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Organized campus visit), Denton High School Teacher and Students. (2006 - 2006).

Professional Service

  • Other (Adviser), Eagle Dreamers. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Teaching and Learning Anthropology. (2022 - Present).
  • Member, Annual Meeting Task Force, American Anthropological Association. (2021 - Present).
  • Other (Reviewer), Ulys & Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award. (2023).
  • Committee Member, Junior Faculty and Outstanding Scholarship and Engagement Award, Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists (ALLA), American Anthropological Association. (2021 - 2023).
  • Officer, President/Elect/Past, Council on Anthropology and Education/American Anthropological Association. Washington DC, DC. (2020 - 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Human Organization. (January 2021 - February 2021).
  • Other (Co-Chair/Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists AAA), Student Awards Committee. Washington, DC, DC. (2016 - 2020).
  • Committee Member (Council on Anthropology and Education/AAA), Spindler Award. Washington DC, DC. (2018 - 2018).
  • Other (Organizer), "CAE Works in Progress Session" Special Event. Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Session Co-organizer with *Tim Sanchez (*indicates that co-organizer is a teacher)), "Using Digital Storytelling and Participatory Action Research (PAR) for Liberation: The Case of a Classroom Collective."Education for Liberation. Houston, TX. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Session Co-organizer with Janet Hesch), "Engaging The Hokey Pokey: New Directions, Emerging Theories, Methods and Pedagogies in Understanding Schools and their Communities through Ethnography and Ethnographic practices and Praxis.". (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Evaluator), 10th Annual Texas National McNair Scholars' Research Conference. University of North Texas, Denton, (2008 - 2008).
  • Committee Member, Book Award Committee. (2008 - 2008).
  • Other (Session Co-organizer and Co-chair with Janet Hesch), "Doing the Hokey Pokey: Praxis, Pedagogy, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning." Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA),. Washington, DC, (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Session Organizer and Chair), "The Latina/o Chicana/o Oral History Project: Nuestro Derecho a la Educación.". Denton, Texas. (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Session Organizer and Chair), "Unheard Voices a Documentary Film about Immigrant Rights, Civil Rights, and Youth.". Denton, Texas. (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Conference Welcome), 8th Annual Women of Color Conference. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Evaluator), 9th Annual Texas National McNair Scholars' Research Conference. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. (2007 - 2007).
  • Committee Member, Organizing Committee. (2007 - 2007).
  • Other (Co-Chair), Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE), Mission Committee. (2006 - 2007).
  • Other (Symposium Co-Organizer with George Yancey), "Beyond Affirmative Action,". Denton, Texas. (2006 - 2006).
  • Other (Session Organizer), "Beyond Educational Borders: An Oral History of Chicanas/os in Higher Education.". Guadalajara, (2006 - 2006).
  • Other (Session Co-Organizer and Co-Chair with Monica Russel y Rodriguez), "Chicana/Latina Feminism and Undisciplined Ethnography.". San Jose, California. (2006 - 2006).
  • Other (lenary Session Co-Chair with Neriko Doerr), "Council on Anthropology and Education. Plenary Session: Critical Review and Revision of the CAE Mission.". San Jose, California. (2006 - 2006).
  • Other (Session Organizer), "Student Activism: Putting Words into Action." Latinos in the 21st Century. Denton, Texas. (2006 - 2006).
  • Committee Member, Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) Diversity Committee. (2005 - 2005).
  • Other (Member-At-Large), Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists (ALLA). (2004 - 2005).
  • Other (Session Organizer), "Language and Advocacy: Perspectives on Minority Languages and Collaborative Endeavors.". Dallas, Texas. (2004 - 2004).
  • Committee Member, Organizing Committee. (2003 - 2003).
  • Other (Co-Chair), Council on Anthropology and Education Committee on Applied Educational Futures. (2000 - 2002).