Dr. Socorro Herrera currently serves as a professor of Elementary Education at
Kansas State University and is Executive Director of the Collaborative Intercultural
Multilingual Advocacy (CIMA) Center in the College of Education.
Certified in Elementary Education, Bilingual Education, and School
Counseling,
her recent
research and
teaching
in education
has emphasized emergent literacy, reading strategies, the differential
learning
needs of second language learners, and mutual accommodation for language
learning students.
Dr. Kevin Murry serves
as an associate professor in Curriculum and Instruction and is Director
of Research and Development for the Collaborative Intercultural Multilingual
Advocacy (CIMA) Center in the College of Education. His work in Education
Administration has focused on ESL/Dual
Language programming in secondary public schools. Dr. Murry's recent
research has emphasized advocacy frameworks for culturally and linguistic
diverse
students, the linguistically and cross-cultural dynamics of ESL instruction,
portfolio-based practicum experiences, and school restructuring for
linguistic
diversity.
