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Dr. Melissa A Martinez

  • Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
Portrait of Dr. Melissa A Martinez
  • 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.
  • Martinez, M. A., Enyioha, J. C., Marquez, J. G., & Baker, A. M. (2024). “I get Emotional About it”: Teachers’ (Com)Passion in College-Going Efforts at Three Urban High Schools. Urban Education, 59(6), 1905–1934. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859221089544
  • Arar, K., Guajardo, M., Martinez, M. A., & Straubhaar, R. J. (Eds.). (n.d.). Reimagining the educational and community leadership doctoral program: Alignment for future frontiers of learning systems. Routledge.
  • Arar, K., Straubhaar, R. J., Martinez, M. A., Guajardo, M., Vigil, I. A. M., & Bryant, D. (n.d.). A global landscape of educational management and leadership in action (EMLA). In Reimagining the educational and community leadership doctoral program: Alignment for future frontiers of learning systems. Routledge.
  • Arar, K., Straubhaar, R. J., Guajardo, M., & Martinez, M. A. (n.d.). Beyond the case study: Leadership education in a changing world — Connecting micro context to the macro world. In Reimagining the educational and community leadership doctoral program: Alignment for future frontiers of learning systems. Routledge.
  • Campbell, A., Straubhaar, R., & Martinez, M. A. (2025). Equity gains from unforeseen crisis: Leadership insights from 10 Texas superintendents. In Leveraging Crisis for Equitable School Improvement: Strategies from the Field (pp. 101–117). Emerald.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Journal of Research on Leadership Education Best Article of the Year, University Council for Educational Administration. November 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Friends of JCEL Awardee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. November 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: The Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award 2024-2025, Texas State University. October 31, 2024 - November 15, 2024
  • 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
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  1. Editorial Review Board Member

    Leadership & Policy in Schools

  2. Graduate Advisor

    Director of PhD in School Improvement Program

  3. Member

    The Education Institute

  4. Member

    HSI Community Council

  5. Member

    Research for EDucator Equity & Excellence (REDEE) Center

  6. Participant

    Plenum Representative for Texas State, University Council for Educational Administration

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