Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. Patrick Smith

Dr. Patrick Smith

  • Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Texas State University Chapter American Association of University Professors. April 2024 - Present.
  • Officer, Texas Faculty Association. May 2023 - Present.
  • Mentor for new tenure-track faculty member, Bilingual/Biliteracy Education Program/CI. September 1, 2022 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Linguistics and Education. February 1, 2020 - Present.
  • Member, College Scholars Committee, College of Education. January 2018 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Reading Research Quarterly. November 1, 2017 - Present.
  • Member, Bilingual/Biliteracy Education Program. September 1, 2017 - Present.
  • Mentor, Proposal Mentoring Project, Literacy Research Association, Doctoral Student Innovative Community Group. January 8, 2015 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Bilingual Research Journal. 2014 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Multilingual Research Journal. 2014 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Literacy Research. 2012 - Present.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Association for Applied Linguistics. 2012 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Language Arts. 2010 - Present.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association. 2010 - Present.
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Language Arts. 2008 - Present.

2025

  • Speaker, COMAL ISD. May 7, 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice. March 25, 2025 - April 1, 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Language, Identity & Education. January 4, 2025 - January 7, 2025.

2024

  • Member, Bilingual/Biliteracy Education Program committee to explore joint MA degree with Cardenal Herrera University, Spain. July 2024 - October 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Lengua y Migración. September 30, 2024 - October 28, 2024.
  • Co-led presention, Department of Curriculum & Instruction. April 5, 2024.

2023

  • faculty presenter, Visit by Leander ISD high school students. November 29, 2023.
  • Adjudicator, Community Literacy Journal. June 1, 2023 - July 12, 2023.
  • Member, College Review Group. September 20, 2020 - January 2023.

2022

  • Graduate Advisor, Bilingual/Bicultural Education graduate programs (3). September 1, 2021 - December 2022.
  • Member, COE Faculty Advisory Committee. October 2020 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Language, Identity, and Education/Taylor & Francis. July 25, 2022 - December 13, 2022.
  • Bobcat Days. November 12, 2022.
  • Speaker, Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary. September 20, 2022.
  • Chair, Faculty Search, Assistant/Associate Professor of Bilingual/Biliteracy Education. September 2021 - May 2022.

2021

  • Member, Exit Committee of Elementary Graduate Comprehensive Exam, Fall 2023. November 2, 2022 - December 22, 2021.
  • Provided public commentary on school board agenda item, San Marcos CISD. September 20, 2021.
  • Speaker, San Marcos, Lockhart, Seguin CISDs. July 19, 2021 - July 21, 2021.
  • Member, Exit Committee of Elementary Graduate Comprehensive Exam, Spring 2021. April 2, 2021 - April 22, 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. January 9, 2021.

2020

  • Reviewer / Referee, World Education Research Association (WERA). December 30, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. December 17, 2020 - December 30, 2020.
  • Member, Early Childhood English Learner Initiative Workgroup. September 10, 2020 - September 17, 2020.
  • Member, Academic Freedom Committee. September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2020.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority. August 2019 - August 20, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (Taylor & Francis). May 25, 2020 - May 28, 2020.

2019

  • Editorial Review Board Member, GiST Journal. January 1, 2013 - 2019.
  • Letters of recommendation for current and former doctoral students. January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019.
  • Member, Volunteer Overload Assessor--Exit Committee of Elementary Graduate Comprehensive Exam. July 17, 2018 - December 31, 2019.
  • Volunteer. December 20, 2019.
  • Participant, Bobcat Days. February 16, 2019 - October 19, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teachers College Record Yearbook. September 25, 2019.
  • Speaker, Bilingual Education Department, San Marcos ISD. September 4, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Routledge/Taylor & Francis. July 8, 2019.
  • Volunteer, Plum Creek Elementary, Lockhart CISD. September 1, 2018 - June 7, 2019.
  • observed and provided feedback on colleague's teaching. February 21, 2019 - February 27, 2019.
  • Speaker, San Marcos CISD. February 2, 2019.

2018

  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board Colombian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2003 - 2018.
  • Member, ad-hoc committee on Scholarship. September 2017 - December 2018.
  • October 2017 - May 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association. May 1, 2018.
  • Participant, BobCat Days. February 19, 2018 - April 7, 2018.
  • Member, Search Committee, Open Rank position in Developmental Education. October 2017 - March 1, 2018.

2017

  • Member, Selection committee for the Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UIUC. 2017.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, Division G, Social Context of Education. 2011 - 2017.
  • Discussant, Literacy Research Association. December 2, 2017.
  • Reviewer, Campus Research Board, UIUC. September 2016 - June 2017.
  • Volunteer, International Prep Academy, Champaign Unit 4 Schools. September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2017.
  • Member, College of Education Grievance Committee, UIUC. September 2016 - May 2017.
  • Member, Search Committee, Director of ESL/Bilingual Education, Champaign Unit 4 Schools. April 11, 2017.

2016

  • Member, Education Dean’s Evaluation Committee, UIUC. 2016.
  • Reader, Doctoral Candidates, College of Education Commencement, UIUC. 2016.
  • Member, P. David Pearson Scholarly Impact Award Committee, Literacy Research Association. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University of Arizona Press, book manuscript. 2016.
  • Panel Member, The English Language Learner Experience. First Annual Unit 4 Staff Retreat for Minority Recruitment and Retention. 2016.
  • Chair, Faculty and Staff Awards Committee, Curriculum & Instruction, UIUC. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, College Research Committee, UIUC. 2014 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. 2013 - 2016.
  • Member, Literacy Research Association. December 5, 2015 - December 2016.
  • Tutor trainer, Student Opportunities for After-School Resources (SOAR). September 15, 2015 - December 1, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The University of Arizona Press. August 15, 2016 - November 21, 2016.
  • Speaker, Champaign Unit 4 School District. June 16, 2016.
  • Bilingual Research Journal. March 7, 2016 - March 29, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Springer, Language Education and Linguistics. February 25, 2016 - March 6, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Campus Research Board. February 9, 2016.

2015

  • Member, Focal Point Research Grants Review Committee, Graduate College, UIUC. 2015.
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, UIUC. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Experimental Education. 2015.
  • Community Representative, Principal Interview Committee, Garden Hills Elementary School, Champaign Unit 4 Schools. 2015.
  • Other, Champaign Unit 4 Schools. November 19, 2015.
  • Organizer, International Prep Academy. October 1, 2015.
  • Workshop/professional development for general education teachers, Champaign Unit 4 School District. September 10, 2015 - September 17, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Bilingual Research Journal. August 6, 2015 - August 9, 2015.
  • Organizer, Rantoul Multicultural Community Center. June 15, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Journal of Experimental Education. May 27, 2015.
  • Member of Interview Team, Champaign District 4. February 13, 2015.

2014

  • Spanish Literacy Tutor, Garden Hills Elementary School After-School Program, Champaign Unit 4 Schools. 2014.
  • Member, Search Committee, Open Rank Professor, Curriculum Studies, UTEP. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Doctoral Committee, Ph.D. Program in Teaching, Learning, and Culture, UTEP. 2009 - 2014.
  • Volunteer Spanish Literacy Tutor, Student Opportunities for After-School Resources (SOAR). October 2, 2014 - December 15, 2014.
  • Volunteer Tutor, Plazas Comunitarias, Urbana Adult Education. September 2014 - December 1, 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Multilingual Research Journal. August 8, 2014 - September 16, 2014.
  • Vice President, Texas Faculty Association. November 1, 2013 - June 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association. February 28, 2014 - March 5, 2014.

2013

  • Member, Ethnography of Languages, Literacies, and Learning Laboratory, UTEP. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Illinois University Press, book manuscript. 2013.
  • Judge, 3rd Annual Graduate Research Expo, Panel on “Collaboration and Critical Thinking in Education” University of Texas at El Paso. 2013.
  • Chair, Ad-hoc Committee on Language Policy, UTEP. 2012 - 2013.
  • Co-Chair/Chair, Multilingual/Transcultural Literacies Innovative Community Group, Literacy Research Association. 2011 - 2013.
  • Chair, Literacy Research Association. January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Latino Studies. January 21, 2013.

2012

  • Member, Distinguished Dissertation Award Committee, Division G Social Context of Education, American Educational Research Association. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human Development. 2012.
  • Member, Faculty Workload and Resources Committee, UTEP. 2010 - 2012.
  • Area Chair, Area 8, Literacy Learning and Practice in Multilingual and Multicultural Settings, Literacy Research Association. 2010 - 2012.
  • Member, Faculty Personnel Committee, College of Education, UT El Paso. 2009 - 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Illinois University Press. October 24, 2012 - December 10, 2012.
  • Area Chair, Area 8, Literacy Learning and Practice in Multilingual and Multicultural Setting, Literacy Research Association. December 1, 2010 - December 1, 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research in the Teaching of English, National Council of Teachers of English. March 23, 2012 - April 30, 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human Development. January 24, 2012 - February 24, 2012.
  • Member, American Education Research Association/Division G. January 9, 2012 - February 10, 2012.
  • Member, El Paso Literacy Task Force. July 2010 - January 2012.

2011

  • Discussant, Literacies Crossing Borders. Literacy Research Association. 2011.
  • Discussant, Innovative Adult Literacy Practices within Informal and Non-formal Learning Settings: Implications for Adult Literacy Educators and Schools. Literacy Research Association. 2011.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, Bilingual Education Research. 2011.
  • Senator for the College of Education, Faculty Senate, UT El Paso. 2009 - 2011.
  • Member, U.S.-Mexico Ad-hoc Committee/International Initiatives Committee, UT El Paso. 2009 - 2011.
  • Attendee / Participant, Literacy Research Association. November 15, 2011 - December 2, 2011.
  • Attendee / Participant, Literacy Research Association. November 15, 2011 - December 1, 2011.
  • Chair, Literacy Research Association. February 1, 2011 - December 1, 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Journal. March 21, 2011 - March 28, 2011.

2010

  • Member, Ad-hoc Committee for Strategic Planning, College of Education, UT El Paso. 2010.
  • Discussant, Paper Session, Socialization through literacy acts and practices. National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association. 2010.
  • Discussant, Paper Session, Biliteracy. National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association. 2010.
  • External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure, College of Education, University of Texas at Brownsville. 2010.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Texas Association for Bilingual Education. 2010.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, CIRCLE Conference, University of Texas at El Paso. 2010.
  • Member, El Paso Literacy Summit Planning Group, El Paso, TX Public Library. 2010.
  • Chair, Chair, Search Committee, Associate/Full Professor of Bilingual Education/Biliteracy/ESL, UTEP. 2009 - 2010.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, Hispanic Research Special Interest Group. 2009 - 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. 2007 - 2010.
  • Discussant, Panel Presentation, Literacy Research Association. October 15, 2010 - December 3, 2010.
  • Discussant, Literacy Research Association. December 1, 2010.
  • Speaker, Apasionados por la Lectura/Raul Yzaguirre Dual Language School. November 12, 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Association for Bilingual Education. September 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association/National Reading Conference. April 1, 2010 - May 1, 2010.
  • Expert Reviewer, Health Literacy materials. April 1, 2010 - April 15, 2010.

2009

  • Discussant, Panel presentation Language ideologies: Influences on the development of Latino/a bilingualism and biliteracy in homes, schools, and communities. National Reading Conference. 2009.
  • Chair, Ad-hoc Senate Committee on Gender Equity, UTB. 2008 - 2009.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Curriculum & Instruction Generalist, UTB. 2008 - 2009.
  • Member, Institutional Review Board, UTB. 2007 - 2009.
  • Senator, College of Education, Academic Senate, UTB. 2007 - 2009.
  • Member, Doctoral Committee in Curriculum & Instruction, Bilingual Studies, UTB. 2007 - 2009.
  • Member at Large, Bilingual Education Interest Section, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. 2007 - 2009.
  • Member, Bilingual Education & English as a Second Language Committee, UTB. 2006 - 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Education Research Association. August 1, 2009 - August 15, 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Education Research Association. August 1, 2009 - August 15, 2009.

2008

  • Judge, Distinguished Lecture Series Student Essay Competition, Brownsville Independent School Department. 2008.
  • Voter Registration Drive, UTB/TSC Campus. 2008.
  • Voter Registration Drive, University of Texas at Brownsville. 2008.
  • Chair, School of Education Distinguished Lecture Series, UTB. 2007 - 2008.
  • Team Leader, Graduate Programs, UTB. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee: Research Methods, UTB. 2006 - 2008.
  • UTB/TSC Distinguished Lecture Series Student Essay Competition, “What I think can cause a society to succeed or fail,” Essay competition for Rio Grande Valley high school students based on the Distinguished Lecture by Jared Diamond. October 2008.

2007

  • Analysis of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 6th Grade World History. 2007.
  • Analysis of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 6th Grade World History. 2007.
  • Co-organizer, Public forum on the effects of standardized testing on local schools Center for Civic Engagement, University of Texas at Brownsville. 2007.
  • Analysis of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 6th Grade World History. Findings summarized at press conference organized by Texas State Board of Education member Mary Helen Berlanga. 2007.
  • Member, Ad-hoc Committee, Introduction to Research in Education, UTB. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee: Bilingual Education, EC-4, UTB. 2006 - 2007.
  • International Research Correspondent (Mexico), Reading Research Quarterly. 2003 - 2007.
  • Co-organized public forum on the effects of standardized testing on local schools. October 2007.
  • Analysis of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 6th Grade World History. September 2007.

2006

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Memorias Segundo y Tercero Simposios sobre Política del Lenguaje. 2005 - 2006.
  • Founding Member, Undergraduate Committee on Languages and Applied Linguistics, UDLAP. 2002 - 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada. 2001 - 2006.
  • Member, Graduate Committee on Applied Linguistics, UDLAP. 2000 - 2006.

2005

  • Co-Editor, Cuadernos de Trabajo en Lingüística Aplicada/Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of International Migration. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research in the Teaching of English. 2005.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Asociación Mexicana de Lingüística Aplicada. 2005.
  • Member, Research and Graduate Studies Committee; Translation Committee, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Re-accreditation process, UDLAP. 2004 - 2005.
  • Member, Academic Committee, Annual Regional Conference on Applied Linguistics, UDLAP. 2000 - 2005.
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board Mextesol Journal. 2000 - 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Mextesol Journal. 1992 - 2005.

2003

  • Co-Editor, Mextesol Journal, Themed Issue on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Mexico, 26(3&4). 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Estudios en Política del Lenguaje y Sociolingüística. 2003.

2002

  • Reviewer / Referee, Southwest Journal of Linguistics. 2002.
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, MEXTESOL. 2000 - 2002.

2001

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research & Practice in Bilingual Education. 2001.

2000

  • “Language loss, language resources, and bilingual schooling” Presentation to the Barrio Anita Neighborhood Association. May 2000.
  • Kindergarten Commencement Address. Davis Bilingual Magnet School. April 2000.

1996

  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, MEXTESOL. 1994 - 1996.

1995

  • Book Review Editor, Editorial Advisory Board Mextesol Journal. 1993 - 1995.