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Dr. Rosa Maria Pena

  • Asst Professor of Practice - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
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Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Education

Texas State University, 2010

Master's Degree

MED in Educational Administration

Texas State University, 2001

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Elementary Eduation

St. Edward's University, 1988

  • Davis, Dionne Laverne (Principal), Pena, Rosa Maria (Co-Principal). Centering Students as Policy Actors in Educational Contexts, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: 2025, Funded: 2025 - 2026). Grant.
  • Buchanan, M., Martinez, M. A., & Pena, R. M. (2025). Mean girls in educational leadership: Overcoming incivility among women. In Incivility and Workplace Toxicity in P-12 Schools: The Causes, Costs, and Solutions for Educational Leaders. Routledge.
  • Pena, R. M. (2025). A Mismatch in Vision and Practices Leads to Inequities. In Interrupters, Visionaries, Champions and Legends: School Leader Evocative Autoethnographies of Resilience, Grit, Adversity, Failure and Success of Leading Public Schools in the 21st Century. International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL).
  • Gordon, S. P., & Pena, R. M. (n.d.). Reflections on Program Design. In Reimagining the Educational and Community Leadership Doctoral Program: Alignment for Future Frontiers of Learning Systems. Routledge.
  • Davis, D. L., Martinez, M. A., & Pena, R. M. (2024). Navigating quandaries and hard places: The impact of leadership dynamics on the career paths of three BIPOC women assistant principals. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership., 27(2), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589231221113
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Harvard Summer Urban Leadership. 2010
  • Award / Honor Recipient: American Association of School Administrators. 2006
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Boys Scouts. 2005
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Educational Administration Graduate, Texas State University. 2001
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teacher of the Year-Dawson Elementary, Austin ISD. 1998
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  1. Other

  2. Graduate Advisor

    Coordinator MA/MEd Programs

  3. Member

    EDCL Recruitment Team for Master’s, Ph.D., & Superintendent Programs

  4. Member

    Texas Quality Measures Self Study EDCL Team

  5. Graduate Advisor

    Coordinator of Superintendent Certification Program

  6. Member

    St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church Pastoral Council

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