Sylvia Martinez, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor
Leadership, Research & Foundations
College of Education

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-3476
sylvia.martinez@uccs.edu

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• Scholarship
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Dr. Sylvia Martinez is an Assistant Professor and coordinator of the SAHE Program in the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Her educational and professional background is in the foundations of education, educational leadership. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the Univeresity of Kansas, her M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and her B.A. in Economics from Washington State University. Sylvia's research centers on the educational attainment and schooling experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century, the principal-counselor professional relationship, and higher education student success. She teaches leadership, foundations, research, and supervised practice courses in the Educational Leadership MA Programs and the Leadership, Research, and Policy Ph.D. Program.

Education

Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Kansas - 2007

M.S., Student Affairs in Higher Education
Colorado State University - 2003

B.A., Economics
Washington State University - 2001

Teaching

ID 1010 Freshman Seminar: Head of the Class

WEST 4900 Special Topics in Women and Ethnic Studies

LEAD 5500 Advanced Seminar in Higher Education

LEAD 5600 Social Foundations of Educationa Trends

LEAD 5610 Social Foundations of Higher Educationa Trends

LEAD 5700 Intro to Research and Statistics

LEAD 6120 Educational Politics in a Democratic Society

LEAD 6830 Practicum in Student Affairs in Higher Education

LEAD 7150 Methods of Qualitative Research

LEAD 7600 Doctoral Research Lab

LEAD 8990 Doctoral Dissertation

LEAD 9500 Educational Leadership Independent Study

Scholarship

Refereed Publications

• Martinez, S.L.M., & Rury, J.L. (2012). From "culturally deprived" to "at risk": The politics of popular expressions and educational inequality in the United States, 1960-1985. Teachers College Record, 114(6), 8-39.
• Martinez, S.L.M.(2012).Duality and tension for a university registrar: A modern-day lesson for academic and student affairs. College and University, 87(3), 67-70.
• Wehrman,J.D., Chessman, E.,& Martinez, S.L.M.(2012).Exploring student perceptions of clicker use in counselor education courses. National Teacher Education Journal, 4(1),71-81.
• Martinez, S.L.M., Haight, R., Pierceall,Herman, J., Sissom, L., & Wallner, D. ,(2011). Predicting academic probation: Exploring freshmen identified as deficient upon university acceptance. Journal of Student Affairs,20,34-41.
• Martinez, S.L.M.(2010).Profiles of Chicano educational opportunity, 1950-1980: The significance of teacher expectations. Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education, 5(1), 52-66.

• UCCS Diversity Summit Planning Committee Member
2012 - present
• Diversity Committee
  2012 - present
• COE Conceptual Framework Committee
  2012 - present
• College Personnel Association of Colorado Appointed Faculty Board Member
  2012 - present
• Student Affairs Graduate Association Faculty Advisor
  2011 - present
• MOSAIC Advisory Committee Member
  2011 - present
• Journal of Understanding & Dismantling Privilege Editorial Board and Reviewer
  2009 - present
• Diversity Foundations Member
  2008 - present
• Asian Pacific Islander Student Union Faculty Advisor
  2008 - present
• Matrix Center Community Advisory Board Member
  2008 - present
• Washington State University Alumni Association Scholarship Committee Reviewer
  2008 - present
• Faculty Minority Affairs Committee Member
  2007 - present
• Office of Student Multicultural Affairs Faculty Mentor
2007 - present