External Grants

2018

Principal Investigator. “White women preservice teachers’ sensemaking about immigration and documentation status: A comparative case study in a new and traditional destination.” Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant Program. Budget: $49,982. Status: Not funded.

2017

Principal Investigator. “Preparing pre-service teachers for documentation status differences: A multi-site case study.” Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant Program. Budget: $50,000. Status: Not funded.

2012

Principal Investigator. “The Peter Rollins Grant for Early-Career Faculty.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Boston, MA. Budget: $500. Status: Funded.

Internal Grants

2019

Co-Principal Investigator. (with Anthony Peguero). “Immigration and school safety.” Peace Building and Violence Prevention Program Grant. Virginia Tech Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. Budget: $15,000. Status: Not funded.

Principal Investigator. “International Supplement Travel Grant.” Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $1,000. Status: Funded

2017

Principal Investigator. “International Supplement Travel Grant.” Virginia Tech Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $1,000. Status: Funded.

2016

Principal Investigator. “International Supplement Travel Grant.” Virginia Tech Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $1,000. Status: Funded.

2015

Principal Investigator. “Latina/o youth and teacher education: Rethinking the politics of educational equity.” Niles Research Grant. Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $4,000. Status: Not funded.Principal Investigator. “Latina/o youth and teacher education: Rethinking the politics of educational equity.” Niles Research Grant. Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $4,000. Status: Not funded.

2014

Principal Investigator. “Incentive Research Grant.” Faculties of Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech. Budget: $1,000. Status: Funded.

Principal Investigator. “The making of Latina youth citizenship identities in transnational spaces.” Niles Research Grant. Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $3,981. Status: Funded.

Co-Principal Investigator. (with Kelly Parkes, David Hicks, & Trevor Stewart). “Humanities and Arts Teacher Education Outcomes (HATEO): Investigating, aligning, and assessing student learning outcomes in VT graduate students.” Faculty Study Group Grant. Virginia Tech Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER). Budget: $1200 ($300 each). Status: Funded.

Principal Investigator. “Global citizenship: Latina youth and politics of belonging.” Niles Research Grant. Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $4000. Status: Funded.

Principal Investigator. “Mentoring Project.” Virginia Tech Office of the Provost. Budget: $1500. Status: Funded.

2013

Principal Investigator. “Latina girls, citizenship, and identity: The relevance of feminist transnationalism for education.” Niles Research Grant. Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Budget: $3500. Status: Funded at $1500.

Co-Principal Investigator. (with Takumi Sato). “Interdisciplinary perspectives to inform research and teaching in education.” Faculty Study Group Grant. Virginia Tech Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER). Budget: $1200 ($300 each). Status: Funded.

Co-Principal Investigator. (with Anthony Peguero). “The children of immigrants’ academic self-efficacy.” Faculty Study Group Grant. Virginia Tech Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER). Budget: $600 ($300 each). Status: Funded.

2010

Principal Investigator. “Outstanding Dissertation Scholarship.” The Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship. Miami University, Oxford, OH. Budget: $16,083. Status: Funded.