Afra Ahmed Hersi Editor

Gilda Martinez-Alba, EdD, is the Assistant Dean in the College of Education at Towson University. She focuses her scholarship and service initiatives on diversity, equity, and inclusion with accessible actions, such as asset-based literacy instruction for multilingual learners integrating technology and social-emotional learning as well as advocating for underrepresented students in the field of education.

Luis Javier Pentón Herrera, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw, and a Coordinator of the Graduate TESOL Certificate at The George Washington University.His scholarship revolves around topics related to antiracism, such as indigenous epistemologies and decolonizing research methodologies.

Afra Ahmed Hersi, PhD, is the Interim Dean of the School of Education at Loyola University Maryland and Professor in Literacy Teacher Education. She has published research in the areas of immigration and education, literacy, language development for bilingual learners, culturally and linguistically responsive practice, and teacher education.