Dr. Melisa M. Valentin
I am an Educational Researcher, a Professor, a Curriculum and Instruction Practitioner, an Educator, and a Consultant.
Professional Portfolio
2023 AATC Laska Distinguished Dissertation in Curriculum Awardee
Profile
Background
General Goals
Background
I received my Doctor of Education degree from the University of Louisiana Monroe. I have a Master's of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master of Arts in International and Area Studies. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Sciences.
Skillset
General Goals
Background
I have excellent research skills, including educational, legal, and evaluative research. All my work integrates interdisciplinary perspectives. I possess strong interpersonal communication skills, project management skills and am an assertive decision-maker. I successfully work as part of a team or independently. I support diverse working environments.
General Goals
General Goals
General Goals
- Engage in sound research leading to equitable access to education.
- Facilitate research-based products and strategies to remove barriers to instruction.
- Formulate creative, innovative educational solutions using vanguard educational technology.
- Support instruction and training to foster next-generation professionals who support equity.
Research Interests
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Impact of curriculum on students' racial identity development
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Curriculum Evaluation as Research
Culturally Responsive Teaching as a lens for curriculum and instruction design
Multicultural/Multiethnic Research Issues, including Minority Group Issues
Multicultural/Multiethnic Research Issues, including Minority Group Issues
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
Multicultural/Multiethnic Research Issues, including Minority Group Issues
Students' response to mainstream curriculum
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
International students as assets to U.S. college campuses & internationalization of campuses
Impact of Implemented Instructional Designs and Strategies
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Research to Theory to Practice to Evaluation Loops: A Practitioner's Perspective
Multicultural education and international education: similar foci, different contextual applications
Research to Theory to Practice to Evaluation Loops: A Practitioner's Perspective
Experience
Research
- Qualitative Research
- Mixed-Methods Research
- Critical Methods
- Quantitative Research
- Artifact Analysis
- Focus Groups
- Interviews
- Survey Methodology
- Report Writing
- Protocol Development
- Research Team Management
- Research Involving Human Participants
- IRB Applications
- Research Evaluation
- Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis and Reporting
Instruction
- Research Methods Instruction (Graduate Level)
- Academic Coaching (K to 12 virtual settings, undergraduate, and graduate school programs)
- Instructional Design for Higher Education institutions
- ELL differentiated instruction
- Language instruction - English and Spanish
- Design and Development
- Instructional resource development
Curriculum
- Design and Development
- Curriculum evaluation
- Curriculum differentiation for exceptionality, racial and ethnic diversity, and religious inclusion
- Research and evidence-based curriculum development
- Curriculum-focused Research
- Curriculm Mapping
Program Development and Coordination
- Design program structure and workflow
- Case management system design with programmatic flow
- Staff training and supervision
- Program handbook design and development
- Grant writing
- Responses to Request for Proposals (local, state, federally and private grants)
International Education
- NAFSA active member for 20 years
- SEVIS management as Principal Designated School Official
- SEVIS certification and school system programming
- Management of more than 500 F-1 and F-2 visas
- International liaising with embassies and consulates
- Campus internationalization
Freelance Consulting
- Educational Materials
- Training Materials
- Organizational Branding/Rebranding
- Program evaluation
- Curriculum Design
- Focus groups
- Proofreading and Editing
- Instructional Design and Development
- Research Study Design
- Grant Writing
“Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
