Skip to main content Dr. Clarena Larrotta
- Professor at Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych, College of Education
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Member, Service-Learning Excellence Program Advisory Board.
February 1, 2024 - Present.
- Board Member, Board of Directors Community Action Inc. of Central Texas.
February 2022 - Present.
- Member, Contributing Fellow, Service-Learning Excellence Program.
June 2021 - Present.
- Member, Accelerated Dissertation Completion Stipend.
October 2018 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy.
October 2018 - Present.
- Chair, Student Learning Outcomes, MA in APCE.
July 2016 - Present.
- Member, Online initiative committee.
January 2016 - Present.
- Member, Recruitment Committee, MA in APCE.
2013 - Present.
- Leader, Graduate Certificate in Adult ESL/EFL.
2012 - Present.
- Member, Personnel Committee -Active Member.
2012 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Adult Learning.
2012 - Present.
- Member, Accelerated Dissertation Completion Stipend Committee.
February 2012 - Present.
- Consulting Editor, Adult Education Quarterly Editorial Board.
2011 - Present.
- Member, Admissions Committee, Education PhD.
2007 - Present.
- Member, Student Learning Outcomes -APCE Programs.
May 2007 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Bilingual Research Journal.
2006 - Present.
2027
- Member, Research Group UNIMINUTO.
October 2024 - 2027.
2025
- Reviewer / Referee, Language and Education.
July 2023 - 2025.
- Member, Reviewer, Graduate College Scholarships.
January 2020 - December 2025.
- Member, PhD Student Admissions Committee.
February 2007 - December 2025.
- Chair, Leader, Graduate Certificate in Adult ESL/EFL.
September 2012 - September 2025.
- Member, Student Learning Outcomes Committee.
May 2007 - May 2025.
- Member, Search Committee School Psychology, Faculty of Instruction Rank.
October 2024 - April 2025.
2024
- Reviewer / Referee, Matices, Universidad Nacional.
September 2024 - December 2024.
- Member, Mariel M. Muir Mentoring Award -Reviewer and Voting Member.
January 2024 - December 2024.
- Co-Chair, GIB -Grupo de Investigación en Bilingüismo [Research Group in Bilingualism].
January 2019 - December 2024.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Education Quarterly Editorial Board.
February 2011 - December 2024.
- Member, APCE Program Faculty Search Committee -Assistant/Associate Professor Rank.
August 1, 2024 - December 13, 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Progress in Transplantation Journal.
October 2024 - November 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, Book proposals reviewer.
February 2024 - November 2024.
- Member, Reviewer, COE Scholarships.
September 2020 - September 2024.
- Organizer, ESL Curricula Development for Kyle Learning Center.
May 2024 - August 2024.
- Organizer, Weekend-long dissertation writing retreat.
July 19, 2024 - July 21, 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of College Academic Support Programs.
September 2023 - May 2024.
- Chair, The Education Institute.
August 1, 2021 - May 30, 2024.
- Organizer, ESL Literacy Tutoring Program for Internationally Trained Professionals.
January 2024 - April 2024.
2023
- Member, Journal of College Academic Support Programs (Reviewer).
2023.
- Member, ProLiteracy Research to Practice Award Selection Committee.
2023.
- Organizer, ESL curriculum development project for ESL programs at Kyle Learning Center.
September 2023 - December 2023.
- Organizer, ESL Curricula Development for Kyle Learning Center.
September 2023 - December 2023.
- Organizer, One-day-long dissertation writing retreat.
2023 - June 1, 2023.
2022
- Organizer, Virtual ESL oral practice project for internationally trained professionals.
April 2022.
2021
- Member, Library Representative.
September 2020 - August 2021.
- Graduate Advisor, MA in APCE.
July 1, 2016 - July 2021.
- Organizer, virtual cultural exchange project for APCE master’s students and faculty from UniMinuto.
February 2021 - April 2021.
2020
- Reviewer / Referee, Sage: Race and society -The essentials.
October 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Reflective Practice.
October 2020.
- Member, IRB Committee.
July 2014 - October 2020.
- Chair, Promotional Brochure Design, APCE Master's and Graduate Certificate.
August 2016 - September 2020.
- Coordinator / Organizer, UniMinuto.
July 2020 - August 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies.
February 2020.
2019
- Organizer, English conversation for international students.
September 2019 - October 2019.
- Member, Graduate Council Representative for Master Programs.
July 2017 - July 2019.
2018
- Organizer, English conversation tutoring program for Master's students.
2017 - 2018.
- Advisory Board -International Member, PhD in Education Sciences Bilingual Issues Research.
January 2017 - December 2018.
- Volunteer, Coordinated and offered a pen pal writing project with the MA students in the ESL concentration and the Texas State Intensive English Program students.
January 25, 2018 - May 2, 2018.
2017
- Organizer, Health literacy program at the San Marcos Public Library.
2017.
- Organizer, Design forms B, C, & D for a placement exam for St. John Adult ESL program.
2017.
- Organizer, ESL Conversation Club for ESL students at San Marcos Public Library.
2016 - 2017.
- Consulting Editor, The Commission on Adult Basic Education Journal.
2014 - 2017.
- Chair, Policy & Procedure Review: Annual Review of Faculty.
January 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017.
- Organizer, One-day-long dissertation writing retreat.
2017 - April 1, 2017.
2016
- Volunteer, Blazier Elementary/Spanish Translator.
2014 - 2016.
- Volunteer, Placement Exam for St. John's ESL Program for Adults.
August 2016 - December 2016.
- Organizer, Public Library & St. John's Students/ ESL Conversation.
June 2016 - July 2016.
- Organizer, Public Library & Hispanic Cultural Center/Parent Education.
March 2016 - April 2016.
2015
- Member, Faculty Advisory Council.
2015.
- Organizer, PhD Students Writing Retreat.
2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Book reviewer for Sage Publications.
2015.
- Organizer, ESL Reading/Conversation/ Kyle Learning Center.
2015.
- Organizer, Pen pal letter exchenge.
2015.
- Organizer, Volunteer service, San Marcos Public Libary.
2015.
- Member, REP Committee.
2014 - 2015.
- Member, The scientific committee for Cuadernos Interdisciplinarios Pedagógicos; a peer reviewed journal of the College of Education, University of Quindio.
2011 - 2015.
- Interim Coordinator, MA in Adult Education Program.
November 2015 - December 2015.
2014
- Member, Dissertation Completion Fellowship Committee, Education PhD.
2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, Equity & Excellence in Education Journal.
2014.
- Host, Texas State University.
2014.
- Member, AERA Hispanic Research SIG Nominations and Elections Committee.
2012 - 2014.
2013
- Member, Annual Review Policy Committee.
2013.
- Member, Search Committee School Psychology of an Assistant Professor.
2013.
- Volunteer Grant Writer, Volunteer to write an 18,000 dollar grant application in conjunction with the PE teacher for a HOPSports system, Blazier Elementary, Austin-TX.
2013.
- Volunteer consultant, Creedmoor Elementary, Buda-TX: Parental involvement activities (e.g., room for parents, classes for parents, teacher-parent interactions).
2012 - 2013.
- Graduate Advisor, Adult Education Society Student Group, Master of Arts in Adult Education Program.
2009 - 2013.
2012
- Member, Annual Review Policy Committee.
2012.
- Member, College Scholarship Committee.
2012.
- Member, Dissertation Completion Fellowship Committee, Adult Professional and Community Education Ph.D. Program.
2012.
- Member, Search Committee School Psychology of an Assistant Professor.
2012.
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Master of Arts in Adult Education Program.
2012.
- Member, Organizing Committee for the 10th Anniversary of the Ph.D. Programs in APCE and SI Celebration.
2012.
- Member, University Library Committee.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Academic Governance Committee.
2010 - 2012.
- Member, Scholarship, Assistantship, & Fellowship Committee.
2007 - 2012.
2011
- Member, Dissertation Completion Fellowship Committee, Ph.D. Programs in APCE and SI.
2011.
- Member, Organizing Committee for the 10th Anniversary of the Ph.D. Programs in APCE and SI Celebration.
2011.
- Member, Search Committee, Central Region GREAT Center Director, Education Institute.
2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association Conference Proposals.
2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, Proposals Reviewer, AERA Conference Division G, Sections 2 and 4 Proposals.
2011.
- Organizer and presenter, Ojeda Middle School, College going culture workshop for parents and school personnel.
2011.
- Volunteer consultant, Creedmoor Elementary, Buda-TX: Parental involvement activities (e.g., room for parents, classes for parents, teacher-parent interactions).
2011.
- Member, College Scholarship Committee.
2011.
- Member, Search Committee Adult Education Assistant Professor, Master of Arts in Adult Education Program.
2010 - 2011.
- Member, MA Program Reconfiguration Committee, Master of Arts in Adult Education Program.
2009 - 2011.
- Member, Admissions Committee, Ph.D. Programs in APCE and SI.
2007 - 2011.
2010
- Member, AERA Hispanic Research SIG Nominations and Elections Committee.
2010.
- Reviewer / Referee, Book reviewer for Sage Publications.
2010.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association Conference Proposals.
2010.
- Reviewer / Referee, Book reviewer for Sage Publications.
2010.
- Volunteer instructor, Ojeda Middle School, English class for parents and their teenage children.
2010.
- Member, College Scholarship Committee.
2010.
2009
- Member, Academic Writing Workshop Committee, Master of Arts in Adult Education Program.
2009.
- Volunteer, Community Action Incorporated, English literacy for parents, volunteer tutor.
2009.
- Volunteer, Ojeda Middle School, Bilingual family reading night, volunteer instructor.
2009.
- Volunteer, Ojeda Middle School, English class for parents, volunteer instructor.
2009.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Teacher Education.
2008 - 2009.
- Reviewer / Referee, Education Policy Analysis Archives.
2007 - 2009.
2008
- Member, Tenure & Promotion Policy Committee.
2008.
- Grant Proposal Reviewer, Education Institute.
2008.
2007
- Volunteer, Houston Elementary, Spanish literacy for Latino families, volunteer instructor.
2007.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of College Reading and Learning.
2006 - 2007.
2006
- Metz Elementary, Bilingual literacy for Latino parents, volunteer instructor.
2006.
