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Verónica E Valdez

(she/her(s)/ella)

Professor

Education, Culture & Society

Orcid identifier0000-0002-1932-1096 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Professor
    Education, Culture & Society

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2026
    2026 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Committee
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
    2025 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Committee
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2026
    SIG Executive Committee Nominating Committee
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Invited Researcher to 2023 National Dual Language Bilingual Education Researcher Convocation (1 of 40)
    1 Jan 2023
    Dual Language Education of New Mexico convened national DLBE researchers and public and private funders to establish national 5-year research agenda for the field.
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Davis School District, Office of Federal and State Programs
    1 Sep 2022 - 1 Sep 2022
    Joint development, coordination, and implementation of APEX project to increase the number of teachers with ESL endorsements and Masters degrees in the district.
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    1 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
    AERA Council
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    merican Educational Research Association (AERA).
    1 Apr 2022 - 1 Apr 2024
    AERA Council
  • HONOR/AWARD
    2022 Faculty Research & Scholarship Award
    1 Jan 2022
    College of Education, University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Canyons School District, Office of Federal and State Programs
    1 Sep 2021 - 1 Sep 2021
    Joint development, coordination, and implementation of APEX project to increase the number of teachers with ESL endorsements and Masters degrees in the district.
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    1 Apr 2021 - 1 Apr 2024
    Special Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee,
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Outstanding SIG Leadership Recognition
    1 Apr 2021
    Bilingual Education Research SIG, American Educational Research Association
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Teaching and Learning Coalition for Multilingual Education (TL4ME)
    1 Jan 2021
    Research Grant Committee
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Bilingual Education Research SIG, American Educational Research Association
    1 Apr 2020 - 1 Apr 2021
    Nominations & Election Committee
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Faculty Mentor, University Teaching Assistantship Award
    1 Aug 2019
    University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Invited Mentor, Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color Research Fellowship Program
    1 Aug 2018
    National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Bilingual Education Research SIG, American Educational Research Association
    17 Apr 2018 - 1 Apr 2021
    Leadership Team
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    APEX/M+ Program Information (Recruitment) meeting for Prospective ECS MEd Students
    1 Mar 2018 - 1 Mar 2018
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Organization Recognition
    1 Apr 2015
    Latina/o/x (Hispanic) Research Issues SIG, American Educational Research Association
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Faculty Teaching Award
    1 May 2014
    College of Education, University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Early Career Reviewer Award
    1 Dec 2013
    National Association of Bilingual Education
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Utah State Office of Education
    1 Jun 2011 - 1 Jul 2011
    UALPA Standard Setting – Elementary Level Work Group
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    1 Aug 2009 - 1 Sep 2016
    Nominations Committee, Hispanic Research SIG
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Utah State Department of Education
    1 Feb 2009
    English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement Committee,
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Educational Research Association
    23 Mar 2008 - 1 Jan 2010
    Hispanic Research SIG By-laws Committee