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Portrait of Dr. Melissa A Martinez

Dr. Melissa A Martinez

  • Professor at Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Leadership & Policy in Schools. January 2024 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, Director of PhD in School Improvement Program. June 2023 - Present.
  • Member, The Education Institute. 2021 - Present.
  • Member, HSI Community Council. September 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Research for EDucator Equity & Excellence (REDEE) Center. 2020 - Present.
  • Participant, Plenum Representative for Texas State, University Council for Educational Administration. June 2020 - Present.
  • Organizer, Faculty of Color at Texas State Affinity Group. January 2019 - Present.

2025

  • UCEA Barbara Jackson Scholar mentor, UCEA. 2023 - 2025.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity Committee. 2019 - 2025.
  • Chair, 2025 AERA Division A Program Planning Committee. May 2024 - April 2025.
  • Editor, AERA Open. November 2021 - January 2025.

2024

  • Member, CLAS Annual Review Appeals Committee. 2023 - 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Latinos and Education. November 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion for Lehman College. November 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Urban Review. September 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion for Miami University. August 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for Queens College. August 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for University of Texas at San Antonio. August 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for Texas Tech University. August 2024.
  • Member, Michael Abbott Scholarship in EDCL Committee. September 2023 - May 2024.
  • Board Member, Board of Trustees for the Girls School of Austin. November 2021 - May 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. April 2024.
  • Co-Chair, 2024 AERA Division A Program Planning Committee. May 2023 - April 2024.
  • Panelist, R2R1 Faculty Workshop, The Graduate College, Texas State University. January 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Leadership & Policy in Schools. January 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. January 2024.

2023

  • UCEA Barbara Jackson Scholar mentor, UCEA. 2021 - 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. December 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Educator. October 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. September 2023.
  • Session Facilitator, Annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. September 18, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. August 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The High School Journal. June 2023.
  • Member, Michael Abbott Scholarship in EDCL Committee. September 2022 - May 2023.
  • Member, Outside Tenure & Promotion Committee. September 2022 - May 2023.
  • Member, Council for Inclusive Excellence. September 2021 - May 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teachers College Record. April 2023.
  • Chair, 2023 AERA Division A Program Planning Commitee-Section 5: Leadership Preparation & Development. May 2022 - April 2023.

2022

  • Co-Chair, EDCL/SI Open Rank, Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee. August 2021 - 2022.
  • Co-Chair, EDCL/SI Assistant Professor of Practice Faculty Search Committee. August 2021 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. August 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Education. July 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Journal of Higher Education. July 2022.
  • Session Co-Facilitator, Infusing Multicultural Content and Perspectives: Culturally Responsive Teaching, Multicultural Curriculum Transformation & Research Institute. May 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. May 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Educator. May 2022.
  • Member, Chair of Department of Health and Human Performance Search Committee. November 2021 - May 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Peer Review Panel Principal Member, Institution for Education Sciences, Education Systems and Broad Reform. October 2021 - May 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. March 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Educator. March 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Educator. February 2022.

2021

  • Member, College of Education Scholarships Reviewing Committee. 2020 - 2021.
  • Member, CLAS Annual Review Appeals Committee. 2020 - 2021.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, The Professional Educator. 2020 - 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Institution for Education Sciences, Education Systems and Broad Reform. 2020 - 2021.
  • Member, Retention Work Group. September 2020 - 2021.
  • Member, Retention Work Group, Faculty Institute for Student Success Subcommittee. August 2020 - 2021.
  • Mentor, UCEA Barbara Jackson Scholar mentor. 2019 - 2021.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 2018 - 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Critical Education. December 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Dr. Katherine Rodela, Professional leave request for 2022-2023, Washington State University. November 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for University of Denver. October 2021 - November 2021.
  • Panelist, Strategies to support Latinx youth: A focus on adolescent parents, STEM majors, and college-going culture, HSI Symposium. September 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Policy. September 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Educator. September 2021.
  • Member, Graduate Fulbright Campus Committee for College of Education Student. August 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Leadership and Policy in Schools. August 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for Texas Tech University. August 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. July 2021.
  • Member, Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship Selection Committee. January 2021 - June 2021.
  • Session Co-Facilitator, Infusing Multicultural Content and Perspectives: Culturally Responsive Teaching, Multicultural Curriculum Transformation & Research Institute. May 2021.
  • Chair, Texas State Seal of Excelencia Work Group. January 2021 - May 2021.
  • Member, Retention Work Group, Living Learning Community Subcommittee. August 2020 - May 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Latinos and Education. April 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. March 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. March 2021.
  • Participant, Life Anew Restorative Justice Process. February 2021.

2020

  • Member, CLAS Annual Review Appeals Committee, Texas State University. 2019 - 2020.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of School Leadership. December 2017 - December 2020.
  • Digital Paper Session Discussant, 2020 Annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. November 2020.
  • Digital Paper Session Discussant, “Decolonizing school and education.” Annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. November 2020.
  • Organizer, Teacher Panel: Insight from Current Practitioners. Future Teachers Living Learning Community. October 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research on Leadership Education. September 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. September 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Florida Journal of Educational Research. July 2020.
  • Participant, Greater Texas Foundation Postsecondary Research Virtual Summit. July 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, SAGE Open. June 2020.
  • Co-Chair, EDCL/SI Associate/Professor Faculty Search Committee. November 2019 - June 2020.
  • Other, Texas State University’s Residency in Schools for Educational Leadership Program, Texas Education Agency Approved List of Principal Residency Grant Education Preparation Program Partners Application. August 2019 - May 2020.
  • Chair, AERA Division A 2020 Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee. November 2019 - February 2020.

2019

  • Reviewer / Referee, Annual UCEA Conference. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annual AERA Conference. 2019.
  • Member, AERA Division A Early Career Award Committee. 2019.
  • Member, CLAS Annual Review Appeals Committee, Texas State University. 2018 - 2019.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity Committee. 2017 - 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Peer reviewer for a chapter, Handbook of Urban Educational Leadership (2nd Ed). November 2019.
  • Judge, Woman of the Year Selection Committee member, Executive Women in Texas Government. October 2019 - November 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for University of Virginia. July 2019.
  • Speaker, Austin ISD Assistant Principal Summer Conference. June 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research on Leadership Education. May 2019.
  • Speaker, Grant Development Scholars Program Workplan Panel. April 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. March 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. February 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. February 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External Program Review Team Member, Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, University of North Carolina Greensboro. February 2019.
  • Member, Academic Standards Committee, Texas State University. August 2016 - January 2019.

2018

  • Member, Faculty Development Planning Team, Texas State University. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annual UCEA Conference. 2018.
  • Chair, AERA Division A Equity, Inclusion, & Action Committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Mentor, UCEA Barbara Jackson Scholar mentor. 2016 - 2018.
  • Volunteer, Austin Partners in Education- Uphaus Early Childhood Center. October 2018 - December 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. November 2018.
  • Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. November 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for The City College of New York. August 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. August 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. July 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External reviewer for promotion and tenure for Arizona State University. June 2018.
  • Attendee / Participant, AERA Division A Early Career Scholar Mentoring Seminar. April 2018.
  • Speaker, Diversity and Inclusion Session for the Program for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship, Texas State University. March 2018.
  • Speaker, Promotion and Tenure, Program for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship, Texas State University. March 2018.
  • Speaker, Fostering a Campus Culture of Inclusion and Respect. Faculty Focus Workshop Series, Texas State University. March 2018.
  • Chilean Delegation Presentation on Asset Mapping, Texas State University. March 2018.
  • Organizer, Book Talk for Dr. Aurora Chang on The Struggle of Identity, Agency and Education in the Lives of Undocumented Students – The Burden of Hyperdocumentation? Texas State University. February 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. February 2018.
  • Presenter, College of Education Research Symposium, Texas State University. January 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. January 2018.

2017

  • Member, College Research Enhancement Committee, CLAS Department Representative. 2017.
  • Co-Chair, AERA Division A, Equity, Inclusion, and Action Committee. 2016 - 2017.
  • Mentor, UCEA Barbara Jackson Scholar mentor. 2015 - 2017.
  • Paper Session Facilitator, Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. November 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. November 2017.
  • Program Facilitator, University Starts at Home: Helping families guide their children to college program. October 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Rutgers University Press. September 2017.
  • Participant, New tenure-track faculty: Resources and Responsibilities, New faculty orientation. August 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. July 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Journal of Higher Education. July 2017.
  • Program Coordinator, Ph.D. in School Improvement Program. July 2016 - July 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association of Mexican American Educators Journal. May 2017.
  • Presenter, Grad College Schop Talk: Going from research to publication. April 2017.
  • Mentor, David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy Research. April 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. March 2017.

2016

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee Member for Lecturer in School Psychology. 2016.
  • Member, CLAS Graduate Research Assistant PPS committee. 2016.
  • Member, CLAS Graduate Research Assistant committee. 2016.
  • Chair, CLAS PPS: Annual Review of Per Course Faculty. 2015 - 2016.
  • Panelist, Eighth Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students. Texas State University. November 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teachers College Record. October 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Equity & Excellence in Education. July 2016.
  • Speaker, Texas Association of School Boards 2016 Summer Leadership Institute. June 2016.
  • Speaker, College Access Summer Camp, Center for P-16 Initiatives. June 22, 2016.
  • Facilitator, 4th Annual Texas State Qualitative Research Conference. February 6, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Youth & Society. January 2016.

2015

  • Member, CLAS PPS Committee on per course faculty. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance Faculty Search Committee, Texas State University. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Student Learning Outcomes Committee. 2014 - 2015.
  • Faculty sponsor, Graduate Organization for Leadership Development and School Improvement. 2013 - 2015.
  • Member, Ph.D. in Education-School Improvement Admissions Committee. 2012 - 2015.
  • David Clark Scholars nomination committee. October 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. September 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Equity & Excellence in Education. August 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. July 2015.
  • Speaker, Career panel for community project. Hispanic Austin Leadership Class of 2015. March 2015.

2014

  • Chair, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. 2014.
  • Member, College of Education Graduate Scholarship Committee, Texas State University. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Barbara Jackson Scholar Advisory Council, University Council for Educational Administration. 2013 - 2014.
  • Chair, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. November 2014.
  • Chair, Jackson scholar presentations: Hispanic students in higher education: Strategies for improving the experience. November 2014.
  • Panelist, Hispanic Policy Network Symposium, Texas State University. November 6, 2014.
  • Presenter, Chilean Educational Research Colloquium, Texas State University. October 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. October 2014.
  • Invited participant, Austin Education Working Group for Office of Mary E. Gonzales State Representative. August 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. April 2014.
  • Chair, Self-created safe spaces: Forming research and writing collaborations among female faculty. April 2014.
  • Speaker, Hispanic Scholarship Consortium Winter Leadership Summit in Austin, Texas. January 2014.
  • Member, College of Education Graduate Scholarship Committee. January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014.

2013

  • Facilitator, Bobcat Day in Round Rock recruiting session. 2013.
  • Chair, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2013.
  • Member, 2013 AERA Barbara Jackson Scholars Workshop. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annual AERA Division A- Educational Administration, Division J-Postsecondary Education. 2013.
  • Chair, CLAS PPS Committee on Terminal Degrees & Employing Faculty without Terminal Degrees. 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, HSI research symposium planning committee. 2012 - 2013.
  • Facilitator, Level I Exams Prep Session. 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, Student Learning Outcomes Committee. 2012 - 2013.
  • Facilitator, 2nd Annual Texas State Qualitative Research Conference. December 7, 2013.
  • Chair, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. November 2013.
  • Chair, Jackson scholar presentations: Perspectives on higher education. November 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly. October 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Latinos and Education. October 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The High School Journal. September 2013.
  • Chair, American Educational Research Association Conference. April 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Education. April 2013.
  • Chair, Factors impacting Latinas/os’ college pathways and choices. April 2013.
  • Chair, Precollege programs for college access and success. April 2013.

2012

  • Member, UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Program Selection Committee. 2012.
  • Facilitator, Alamo University Center recruiting session, San Antonio, TX. 2012.
  • Chair, Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. 2012.
  • Facilitator, Level I Exams Prep Session. 2011 - 2012.
  • University Mentor, Texas State University Mentoring Program. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Student Learning Outcomes Committee. 2011 - 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Latinos and Education. September 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The High School Journal. September 2012.
  • Speaker, New faculty orientation, "Thriving during the first year". August 21, 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Youth & Society. June 2012.
  • Chair, Factors affecting college enrollment. April 2012.
  • Speaker, Latino Leadership Summit at The University of Texas at Austin. February 2012.
  • Volunteer, Austin Chamber of Commerce Financial Aid Saturdays. February 2012.

2011

  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association Conference. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration Conference. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The High School Journal. December 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. June 2011.