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LETICIA ALVAREZ

Associate Professor

Education, Culture & Society

Orcid identifier0000-0002-8750-7327 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    Education, Culture & Society

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Afghan Leadership Project
    1 Aug 2023 - 1 Sep 2024
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah Refugee Center
    1 Aug 2022 - 1 Aug 2022
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Distinguished Faculty Service Award
    1 May 2022
    Bennion Center, University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Design Circle
    1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2022
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Salt Lake Center for Science Education (SLCSE)
    1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2022
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Social Justice & Transformation Award
    1 Jan 2022
    College of Education, University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah Community Advocate Network
    1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2022
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Utah Board of Juvenile Justice
    4 Jan 2021
    Racial and Ethnic Disparities Committee
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Ethnic Studies Coalition
    1 Dec 2020 - 1 Dec 2021
    Curriculum Development Committee
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Education Collective SLC (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Sep 2020 - 1 Sep 2020
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Ruby Chacan Social Justice Arts Award
    1 Nov 2019
    Mestizo Institute of Culture & Arts
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Service Award-College of Education
    1 Jan 2018
    College of Education, University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Cesar Chavez Peace & Justice Award-Mestizo Arts & Activism
    1 Jun 2016
    Utah Coalition of La Raza (UCLR)
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Beacon of Excellence Award-Mestizo Arts & Activism (MAA)
    1 Apr 2016
    University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Community Engagement Award-Mestizo Arts & Activism
    1 Apr 2016
    Utah Valley University (UVU)
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    5 Dec 2015 - 10 Oct 2016
    Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ) Board
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    5 Dec 2015 - 10 Oct 2016
    Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ) Board
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    1 Oct 2015 - 10 Apr 2016
    Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ), Scholar Activist Award, Special Interest Group
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Utah Board of Juvenile Justice (UBJJ), Utah Commission on Crime and Juvenile Justice
    1 Sep 2015 - 1 Sep 2019
    Disproportionate Minority Committee (DMC)
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Mestizo Arts & Activism (MAA) Collective
    1 Aug 2015 - 1 Jan 2022
    Mentor high school students and assist them with information and support for admissions and scholarships. Pathway for underrepresented students into higher education.
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Faculty Teaching Award-College of Education
    1 Apr 2015
    University of Utah-College of Education
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Family School Partnership (FSP) research
    1 Apr 2010
    University of Utah, Department of Education, Culture & Society (ECS)
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
    Division G, Social Context of Education, Section 3, Social Context of Multiple Languages and Literacies
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS)
    1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
    Leadership Team
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    1 Jan 2007 - 1 Jan 2010
    Governance, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Committee of Scholars of Color in Education