Faculty Profile for Nancy Valdez-Gainer

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Nancy Valdez-Gainer
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 2113
phone: (512) 245-3701

Biography Section

Biography and Education

M.A. -University of Texas at Austin, Bilingual & Bicultural Studies
B.S. -University of Texas at Austin, Applied Learning & Development

Teaching Interests

Literacy, field-based teaching, teaching residency

Research Interests

Literacy & Culturally Sustaining practices

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Valdez-Gainer, N., & Gainer, J. S. (n.d.).
  • Valdez-Gainer, N., & Gainer, J. S. (n.d.).
  • Valdez-Gainer, N. (2024).
  • Valdez-Gainer, N. (2024).
  • Valdez-Gainer, N. (2023). Be in Coalition to See Humanity: NCTE’s 2023 Outstanding Elementary Educators in the English Language Arts Award. Language Arts, 101(2), 143-146.

Selected Grants

  • Valdez-Gainer, Nancy. Texas State University. (Funded: September 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024). Grant.
  • Valdez-Gainer, Nancy. Texas State University. (Submitted: February 1, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Valdez Gainer, Nancy. University Lecturer Series Grant, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1500. (Submitted: February 1, 2023, Funded: August 1, 2023 - Present). Grant.
  • Valdez-Gainer, Nancy. Humanities Texas Mini-Grant for $1,500: Tomás Rivera Book Award: Exploring the Power of Words & Inspiring Young Minds., Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award, State, $1350. (Submitted: July 15, 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Valdez-Gainer, Nancy. University Lecturer Series Grant, Tomás Rivera Book Award, Texas State University, $3000. (Submitted: January 15, 2022). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
December 2024-Present
Chair
November 2024-Present
Member
November 2024-Present
Chair
November 2024-Present
volunteer
August 21, 2024-Present