Faculty Profile for Dr. Melissa A Martinez
Dr. Melissa A Martinez
Professor — Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
ASBS 322
phone: (512) 245-4587
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Martinez, M. A., Enyioha, J., Marquez, J. G., & Baker, A. M. (2022). “I get emotional about it”: Teachers’ (com)passion in college-going efforts at three urban high schools. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859221089544
- Campbell, A., Straubhaar, R., & Martinez, M. A. (n.d.). Equity gains from unforeseen crisis: Leadership insights from 10 Texas superintendents. In Leveraging Crisis for Equitable School Improvement: Strategies from the Field. Information Age Publishing.
- Davis, D. L., Martinez, M. A., & Pena, R. M. (2024). Navigating quandaries and hard places: The impact of leadership dynamics on the career paths of three BIPOC women assistant principals. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589231221113
- Martinez, M. A., Glover, K., & Ota, M. (2023). Leadership journey testimonios: Four Latina assistant principals enacting applied critical leadership. Journal of School Leadership, 33(3), 291–312.
- Martinez, M. A., & Méndez-Morse, S. (2023). Nuestra invitación a convivir con Latina leaders: A foreword. In Las voces nuevas: Emerging scholarship on Latinas in leadership. CEDER, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Journal of Research on Leadership Education Best Article of the Year, University Council for Educational Administration. November 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Hispanic Heritage Month: Highlighting Latino Leaders in the Austin area, KVUE. September 15, 2020 - October 15, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Teaching at the Associate/Full Professor level, College of Education. 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: Fall 2017 Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University. December 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Early Career awardee, American Educational Research Association, Division A. November 2016
Selected Grants
- Martinez, Melissa A (Principal). Increasing college readiness and creating a college going culture: A case study of successful Texas high schools that predominantly serve low-income students and students of color, Greater Texas Foundation, State, $90000. (Submitted: January 1, 2013, Funded: December 2016). Grant.
- Martinez, Melissa A (Principal). University starts at home: A pilot program to help parents guide their children to college, Texas State University - College of Education Faculty Pilot Research Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $5000. (Funded: 2013). Grant.
- Miller, Trey (Principal), Andrews, Rodney (Co-Principal), Kosiewicz, Holly (Co-Principal), Martinez, Melissa A (Co-Principal). Part-time college students in Texas: Characterizing enrollment patterns, understanding the issues they face, and identifying promising approaches to promote their success, Greater Texas Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $295852.6. (Submitted: September 17, 2021, Funded: December 2021 - December 2023). Grant.
- Martinez, Melissa A. Latina educational administrators nationwide (LEAN)., Research Enhancement Program. Texas State University, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: October 2016, Funded: January 2017 - May 2018). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Graduate Advisor
Director of PhD in School Improvement Program
June 2023-Present
Co-Chair
2024 AERA Division A Program Planning Commitee
May 2023-Present
Member
The Education Institute
2021-Present
Editor
AERA Open
November 2021-Present
Board Member
Board of Trustees for the Girls School of Austin
November 2021-Present