Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments
Portrait of Dr. Minda M Lopez

Dr. Minda M Lopez

  • Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, College Review Group. September 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Piper Professor Committee. August 2023 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, Future Teacher Living Learning Community. August 2023 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Tapestry: A Multimedia Journal for Teachers and English Learners. 2022 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Education Policy. 2021 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright. October 2020 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching and Teacher Education. September 2018 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Action in Teacher Education. January 1, 2013 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Editorial Review Board, Language Arts. January 1, 2012 - Present.
  • Member, Allies of Texas State University. January 1, 2011 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Language Arts. January 1, 2011 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Multicultural Perspectives. January 1, 2011 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Bilingual Research Journal. January 1, 2006 - Present.

2027

  • Chair, Literacy Research Association (LRA). December 1, 2024 - 2027.

2025

  • Reviewer / Referee, AERA Annual Meeting Proposals. 2022 - 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Educational Policy. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, AERA Division K Annual Meeting Proposals. August 2021 - August 2025.

2024

  • Reviewer / Referee, Ohio University. November 2024.
  • Member, Faculty Senate (Interim). September 2024 - November 2024.
  • Chair, NCTE Resolutions Committee. August 2022 - August 2024.
  • Organizer, Bobcat Build -- Living Learning Community Team. April 2024.

2023

  • Member, AACTE Global Diversity Committee. February 2020 - 2023.
  • Member, Student Retention & Recruitment Jigsaw Committee. August 2019 - 2023.
  • PI and Coordinator, US PREP/Residency. August 2021 - May 31, 2023.
  • Chair, AACTE Standing Committee on Global Diversity. February 2021 - February 2023.

2022

  • Member, Dissertation committee: Perez, Sabrina. (2022). Preservice teacher identities and unconscious bias. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 2020 - 2022.
  • Organizer, C&I Ambassadors. August 2018 - 2022.

2021

  • Associate Chair, Curriculum & Instruction. August 2017 - January 2021.
  • Member, Work Balance Committee. September 2018 - 2021.
  • Member, EC-6 ESL Curriculum Committee. January 1, 2008 - 2021.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Uniminuto. January 2021 - May 2021.
  • Member, Academic Governance Committee. May 2018 - May 2021.
  • Contact, Transfer requests. May 2018 - January 2021.

2020

  • Member, Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award. January 1, 2009 - 2020.
  • Organizer, ESL TExES Review Workshop. August 2012 - 2020.
  • Judge/Evaluator, OWLS 2020 Graduate Research and Practicum Forums. December 2020.
  • Co Author, TEA Innovative Educator Preparation commendation award application. October 2020.

2019

  • Member, Learning Management System (LMS) Advisory Committee. October 2017 - October 2019.
  • Faculty Advisor, Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) - Aspiring Educators. August 2017 - June 2019.
  • Member, Associate Vice President of International Affairs Search Committee. August 2018 - 2019.
  • Editor, Bilingual Research Journal. January 1, 2011 - December 2019.
  • Organizer, Worked to bring in a group of teacher educators from Bolivia. December 9, 2019.
  • Member, C&I Chair Job Search Committee. September 2018 - May 2019.
  • Chair, Elementary Education Job Search Committee. August 2018 - May 2019.
  • Presenter, ACEI Meeting. February 13, 2019.

2018

  • Organizer, Race and Education Book Study/Faculty Development. August 2016 - June 2018.
  • Member, International Committee. February 1, 2015 - 2018.
  • Chair, APR Review. May 2017 - May 2018.

2017

  • Member, Faculty Development Committee. January 1, 2010 - 2017.
  • Member, Esperanza After School Program (San Marcos). September 2017 - December 2017.
  • C&I. August 2015 - August 2017.
  • Chair, Elementary Education Job Search. August 2016 - May 2017.
  • Co-Coordinator, Elementary Education Program. January 1, 2013 - May 2017.
  • Member, AERA Bilingual SIG Early Career Award Committee. April 2015 - April 2017.
  • Organizer, Czech & Slovak teacher educators visit (Via Global Austin). January 20, 2017 - January 24, 2017.

2016

  • Member, Student Outstanding Award Committee. January 1, 2013 - December 2016.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, The Journal of Language, Identity and Education. January 1, 2012 - September 2016.
  • Media Chair and Webmaster, AERA Division G. January 1, 2014 - April 1, 2016.

2014

  • Member, Literacy Job Search Committee. January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014.
  • Area Chair Adolescent, College, and Adult Literacy Processes LRA. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2014.
  • Sponsor, Blazier Elementary. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2014.

2013

  • Member, North East ISD. January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2013.
  • Member, PTA Board Member; Education Committee Chair, Hoffmann Lane Elementary. January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2013.

2012

  • Member, Comal Independent School District Curriculum Action Team Member. January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2012.
  • Area Chair, Social, Cultural, and Political Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2012.
  • Member, Technology Committee LRA. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2012.

2011

  • University Mentor, Texas State PreDoctoral Fellow. January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2011.
  • AERA Program Chair, Division G Section 4 Social contexts of educational policy, politics, and praxis. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2011.
  • Co-Sponsor, San Marcos Student Reading Council. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011.
  • Member, Outstanding Book Award Committee, AERA. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011.

2010

  • Facilitator, Microsoft Pre-Service Teacher Institute. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010.
  • Sponsor, "Read Aloud" at the San Marcos Public Library through the SMSRC. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2010.

2009

  • Member, Texas Education Agency and Educational Testing Service (ETS) Standards Setting Committee for Generalist EC-6 TExES Exam. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Reading. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research Papers in Education. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009.
  • Co-Chair, Division G Handbook Committee Co-Chair, AERA. January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2009.

2008

  • Chair, NCTE Convention Local Committee. January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008.
  • Member, Local Steering Committee for NCTE Annual Meeting. January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008.
  • Member, Division G Graduate Student Executive Council Member, AERA. January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2008.
  • Ph.D. Student Mentor, Ph.D. Student Mentor, The University of Texas, San Antonio. January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2008.

2007

  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal. January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Urban Education. January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007.
  • Chair, Division G Graduate Student Seminar Chair, AERA. January 1, 2006 - December 1, 2007.
  • Member, Central Texas Writing Project Leadership Team. January 1, 2005 - December 1, 2007.
  • Student Council Representative, Division G Graduate Student Council Representative, AERA. January 1, 2005 - December 1, 2007.

2005

  • Consultant, Fulbright Commission (Colombia) Literacy Consultant. January 1, 2005 - December 1, 2005.
  • Member, Site committee member and host, NABE Annual Conference. January 1, 2004 - December 1, 2005.
  • Member, Steering committee member and school liaison, TESOL. January 1, 2004 - December 1, 2005.