Lucrecia Santibañez

Associate Professor
Department: Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
3331 Moore Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
Campus mailcode: 951521
lsantibanez@ucla.edu
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Keywords: Education, Language Proficiency, Immigration

Lucrecia Santibañez’s current projects include: Risks and rewards of mobility for vulnerable students in California (funded by IES and NSF Grants), issues around access in dual-language immersion program expansion,  changes in bilingual teacher composition, and absenteeism and engagement among English Learner populations. Her teaching and research interests include educational equity, quality, and access for low-income and linguistic minority students in the United States and Mexico; the ompact of restrictive language policies on bilingual teacher supply and preparation; teacher preparation and support for teachers of English Learners; policies to improve teaching and schooling in developing countries, particularly Latin America and Southeast Asia; and quantitative research methods for educational analysis