LINGUISTIC MINORITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Adelina was a bilingual teacher for 10 years and had numerous accomplishments. She currently works for the Multifunctional Resource Center at the California Polytechnic University, Pomona. Adelina credits Dr. Deanne Sobul for the mentorship, guidance, and encouragement she has received to pursue a doctoral program in Education at UCSB.

Currently, his research interests and energies focus on the changes made by immigrants of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. His work focuses on the key role played by the differential use of language among family members in the acculturation experiences of adolescents. He plans to continue his work in this area after completing his degree.

She has taught for six years in the Goleta Union School District. She integrates teaching and research through her involvement with an ongoing research project that involves examining the use of cooperative learning within a language arts curriculum for language minority students. Her interests are in effective program implementation and the professional development of teachers. She is a member of several organizations, including, Delta Kappa Gamma and the American Anthropological Association and is also the recipient of several awards, including the Hispanic National Fellowship Award (1991) and the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship (1990).

Stephen also works as a lecturer at UCSB. He was a bilingual classroom teacher and a bilingual special educator for the Ventura Unified School District. He has been involved in staff development inservices for school districts on various topics, including: Bilingual Education Theoretical Frameworks, Bilingual Special Education, Whole Language Instruction, and Assessment of Limited English Proficient students.

Roberto is the editor of the Bilingual Research Group Newsletter which is affiliated with the National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning, headquartered at UCSC. His main interests are in bilingual memory organization, memory representations, and semantic activation network models. He has co-authored three articles that address bilingual memory, second language acquisition, and cross linguistic speech perception. At present, he is working on his dissertation proposal, and plans to become a university professor. In his spare time, he reads and writes poetry.

Shirley served on the state Board of Directors for the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) representing Region Five. She has been a classroom teacher, a resource specialist with a bilingual emphasis, an elementary school principal and a county coordinator for bilingual programs and special projects. She is actively involved in assuring that linguistic minority students' concerns are addressed by participating in local organizations like the Oxnard Chapter of the Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE).

In 1978, she moved to Canoga Park, CA. Her ability to speak three languages enabled her to get a teaching position with the LAUSD. In 1987, Vishna was hired by the Moorpark USD where she worked as a principal for five years. Currently, she serves as the District Coordinator of Bilingual, Title VII, and Preschool Programs. Her goal is to provide quality bilingual education from preschool to adulthood in the community of Moorpark.

She has worked as a Bilingual School Psychologist for the past 12 years in Santa Cruz,San José and Monterey as well as a private consultant on educational matters concerning culturally and linguistically diverse students. At UCSC she has worked as a Teaching Assistant and a Coordinator of the Practioner-Researcher Connection Project with the National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning.

Sybil's research interests are related to sociocultural theory and cognitive development. Among other achievements, Sybil was named the California Association of School Psychologist (CASP) Outstanding School Psychologist of the Year in 1986 and will be featured in the upcoming edition of Who's Who in American Education.

Ann has earned an international reputation for her work with teachers in Micronesia, Argentina, Chile, Perú, and Uruguay. In 1988, she spent a summer in South America as a Fulbright Scholar where she worked with teachers of English in the Southern Cone countries. She spent the summer of 1993 in Uruguay to continue this work with the Consejo Secundaria under a Fulbright grant.

Currently, she is beginning to develop her dissertation research. Upon completion of her doctoral degree, she plans to continue her research, to teach at the university level, and to mentor students from all racial, ethnic and language backgrounds.

Janice received her B.S. with honors, from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She has worked as a Residential Treatment Counselor with children and adolescents suffering from physical and sexual abuse as well as severe behavioral disorders.

In 1990, she received a Regent's Fellowship, an award given by the University of California. Once she completes her graduate studies, she plans on continuing her research and teaching at a university.

Marta received her teaching credential from UCSB. Her Preliminary Administrative Service Credential was awarded at California Lutheran University. She has been actively involved in bilingual education for 20 years.

Alexandra is part of a team which has led staff development workshops with developmentally appropriate methodology. As a South Coast Writing Project Consultant, she has presented writing inservices which focused on the needs of language minority students. She was recently awarded a CA Educational Initiative Grant to implement a literacy project for Latino parents and their children.

Alexandra's hobbies and interests include running, skiing, cycling, visual arts, foreign language and Latin American literature. She and her husband, Stephane Rapp make their home in Santa Barbara, CA.

Sabrina has served as a member of the District Bilingual Committee, Curriculum Council and GATE Committee. She has been a leader in restructuring efforts, a member of the Student Study Team, a UCSB Cooperating Teacher and Teacher-In-Charge. During the 1992-93 school year, she was selected by her peers to participate in the Santa Barbara Classroom Discourse Group (a research project affiliated with the UCSB Graduate School of Education and the South Coast Writing Project).

Sabrina also works as an educational consultant conducting workshops in Second Language Acquisition, ESL, Sheltered Instruction, Integrating the Curriculum, Cooperative Learning and Language Arts. During 1993-94 she will be on leave from her teaching position to pursue her doctoral degree and supervise the Reading Clinic at the Graduate School of Education at UCSB.

He received his M.A. from UCSC, and his B.A. from CSU Fullerton. Before attending UCSC, he worked as a Research Assistant and Behavior Modification Specialist at UC Irvine, Department of Pediatrics, Child Development Center and the State Developmental Research Institutes in Costa Mesa.