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Dr. Melissa Williams

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Teacher Education and Administration

Email: melissa.williams@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas, 2023
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • MEd, University of Texas, 2012
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EDBE 2050 - Understanding and Teaching Multilingual Students, 1 course.
  • EDBE 2060 - Latina/o/x Children's and Young Adult Literature for the Elementary Multilingual Classroom, 3 courses.
  • EDLL 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.
  • EDUC 6030 - Research and Practice in Teaching and Teacher Education, 2 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Williams, M.R., Salinas , C., Fránquiz, M. (2023). The narrative and our civicness: Capturing the identity, agency, and membership of the Latina/o communities.. Reimagining Citizenship Education: Empowering students to become critical leaders and community role models. Information Age Publishing.

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Advisor, Bilingual ESL Student Organization. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Social Studies Hiring Committee. (September 2023 - December 2023).