Faculty Experts

Hailey Heinz is the deputy director and a senior research scientist at the Cradle to Career Policy Institute. Her work emphasizes New Mexico families and children, and the effectiveness of programs designed to support them. She has particular...

Dr. Trenia Walker is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Walker's areas of expertise include Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions in Kosovo,...

Biography Nancy López is a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico  López directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, RWJF Center for Health Policy, which is in the process of creating a ...

Research interests include teacher inquiry and practitioner research, K-12 school/university partnerships, and curriculum and instruction in K-12 settings.   She teaches undergraduate and graduate teacher education classes Her research emphasis is...

Parkes currently chair of the Department of Individual, Family & Community Education and Professor of Educational Psychology Parkes teaches graduate courses in classroom assessment, educational measurement, introductory & intermediate statistics, and...