Chloe Latham Sikes sikesc@utexas.edu EDUCATION PhD Student MA, 2016 BA, 2010 University of Texas at Austin Educational Policy & Planning Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy University of Texas at Austin Cultural Studies in Education Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction Grinnell College Anthropology, with Honors Concentration in Global Development Studies Journal Articles PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Latham Sikes, C. (2018, March 21). Review of The fight for America s schools: Grassroots organizing in education by Barbara Ferman (Ed.). Education Review, 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2302 Latham Sikes, C., Lowe, T. A. J., & Gururaj, S. (Forthcoming). Building community capacity through university-city collaborations: A case study of the Austin City Hall Fellows Program. In T. T. York, A. S. Tinkler, & B. E. Tinkler, (Eds.). Service-Learning to Advance Access & Success: Bridging Institutional and Community Capacity. Forthcoming. Green, T. L., Castro, A., Lowe, T. A. J., Latham Sikes, C., Gururaj, S., & Mba, C. (Forthcoming). Reconsidering school improvement through the community equity literacy leadership assessment (CELLA) for principals. International Journal of Educational Management. Latham Sikes, C. (2018). Competing goals in college and career readiness policy: An equity analysis of the 2013 Texas House Bill 5. Texas Education Review, 6(1), 102-112. Sikes, C. & Valenzuela, A. (2016). Texas Dream Act [HB 1403]. Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mlt03. Acknowledged contributor in: Carter, E. D., Silva, B., Guzman, G. (2013). Migration, acculturation and environmental values: The case of Mexican immigrants in Central Iowa. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 103(1), 129-147. Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters 1
Latham Sikes, C. & Garces, L. M. (Forthcoming). The past, present, and future of race-conscious policies for addressing racial segregation in K-12 schools. In K. Bowman (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of US K-12 Education Law. Oxford University Press: New York, NY. Latham Sikes, C. & Chevalier A. (Under review). Anti-immigrant Discourse in Texas foster care policy. E. Crawford-Rossi, L. Dorner, & E. N. Bonney (Eds.), School Leadership in Times of Change. Routledge. Master s Thesis Sikes, C. Undocumented and Unafraid : An investigation into the political identities of undocumented college students in Texas (Master s thesis).. Retrieved from Texas ScholarWorks. (0000-0002-4629-1726). EDITORIALS Ku, D., Latham Sikes, C., and Edwards, W. L. (2018, 9 May). Commentary: Teach for America is a band-aid solution. Austin American-Statesman. RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT/INTERNSHIPS Graduate Research Assistant UT Center for the Study of Race and Democracy LBJ School of Public Affairs, Austin, TX September 2018- present Summer Intern- Economic Opportunity Team/SELI Fellow May- August 2018 Center for Public Policy Priorities, Austin, TX Graduate Research Assistant August 2016-2018 UT Longhorn Center for Community Engagement, Austin, TX Policy Intern January- May 2017 Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX Public Policy Intern June- August 2016 Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Austin, TX Graduate Assistant August 2014-2016 UT Longhorn Center for Community Engagement, Austin, TX Outreach Consultant January- June 2015 Coalition to Protect In-State Tuition, Austin, TX Admission and Recruitment Coordinator 2012-2014 Office of Admission, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX AmeriCorps- Senior College Coach 2011-2012 College Forward, Austin, TX 2
AmeriCorps- Scholar Coach 2010-2011 Schuler Scholar Program, Waukegan, IL NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Presentations Latham Sikes, C. (2018, April). Aspirational citizenship: Undocumented advocates claims to status, rights, and belonging. Presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New York, NY. Green, T. L., Castro, A. J., Lowe, T. A. J., Gururaj, S., Latham Sikes, C., Mba, C. (2018, April). Beyond the ivory tower: Leveraging community perspectives in the development of the Community Equity Literacy Leadership Assessment (CELLA) for principals. Presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New York, NY. Holme, J. J., Castro, A. J., Barnes, M. C., Haynes, M., Germain, E., Sikes, C. (2017, April). Studying the implementation of the federal Full-Service Community Schools Grant Program. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Antonio, TX. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Convention Presentations Latham Sikes, C. (2018, November). Pursuing educational equity from the inside out: How coalition member perceptions impact efficacy of advocacy. To be presented at University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Graduate Student Summit, Houston, TX. Green, T. L., Castro, A. J., Lowe, T. A. J., Gururaj, S., Latham Sikes, C., Mba, C. (2017, November). Gaining on-the-ground perspectives in developing the Community Equity Literacy Leadership Assessment (CELLA) for principals. Presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual conference, Denver, CO. Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference Presentation Latham Sikes, C., Lowe, T. A. J., Gururaj, S. (2017, November). Harnessing people power: A case study of an urban city-university-community partnership to build capacity for change. Presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) annual conference, Houston, TX. The American Educational Studies Association Conference Presentation Sikes, C. (2016, November). So, if you re gonna be an ally, be a really loud one. And be unafraid, too : Activist research scholarship with the undocumented student movement. Presented at the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Conference, Seattle, WA. 3
Carter, E.D., and Sikes, C. (2009, October). Transplanted: Environmental values of Latino immigrants in the United States. Presented at American Association of Geographers Conference, West Lakes Division, St. Paul, MN. INTERNATIONAL Mariscal, K., and Sikes, C. (2015, May). Speaking about the unspoken: The ramifications of zero-tolerance policies for women of color. Presented at International Conference for Gender and Education: Critical Issues, Policy and Practice, Bloomington, IN. Sikes, C. (2015, February). Youth distrust and community cultural wealth in a cooperative development project. Presented at The 2015 Lozano Long Conference, Austin, TX. LOCAL Sikes, C. (2016, April). Undocumented and unafraid: An investigation into the political identities of undocumented college students in Texas. Presented at the 5 th Annual Cultural Studies in Education Conference, UT-Austin, Austin, TX. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Latham Sikes, C. Invited panelist representing Intercultural Development Research Association, Diplomás Policy Summit. Sponsored by P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County. San Antonio, TX, September 2017. Latham Sikes, C. Invited facilitator, Front Porch Gathering on Educational Inequity. Sponsored by Community Engagement Center, UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. Austin, TX, September 2017. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Visiting Scholar/Teaching Assistant August 2016-2018 LA 212C: Community Organizing and Leadership Development in Austin UT Longhorn Center for Community Engagement, Austin, TX SELECTED ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES UCEA Policy Associate Spring 2018-2019 University Council for Educational Administration Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellowship Program Summer 2018 Southern Education Foundation 4
PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES UT Project- Day of Service February 2015-2018 Staff volunteer for UT s largest annual day of service Texas Latino Education Coalition January- May 2017 Legislative Advocate Action for Justice, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin 2014-2016 Chair for social justice service and advocacy group Austin Interfaith 2014-2016 Member. Participated in city-level advocacy for working families. ACADEMIC SERVICE AND CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT Student Advisory Committee Fall 2018-Fall 2019 UT AERA Boyd Politics Workshop Mentee April 2018 American Educational Research Association C&I Coalition Against Racism, Hate, and Violence December 2016- May 2017 Coordinating Member. Organized graduate student and faculty training on legislative issues impacting young students of color. University Leadership Initiative 2015-2016 Member of undocumented student advocacy group Cultural Studies in Education Annual Conference Organizing Committee 2014-2016 Outreach Committee Students United for Public Education 2014-2015 Organized school district candidate debate for public. BOARD MEMBERSHIP Texas Education Review Editorial Board Spring 2018-2020 Journal Board Member, two-year term PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) 5
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, & AWARDS Texas New Scholar Award 2018-2019 UT Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Ginny Looney Servant Leader Award Summer 2018 Awarded by Vice President of the Southern Education Foundation. Student Travel Support Award Spring 2018 Awarded by UT. Student Travel Support Award Fall 2017 Awarded by UT. Activist Research Grant Initiative, Social Justice Institute July 2017 Awarded by UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement to support original research in collaboration with community partner, amount of $1,800. Conference Travel Scholarship Spring 2017 Awarded by UT. Professional Development Travel Award Fall 2016 Awarded by UT. College Recruitment Doctoral Fellowship Award 2016-2018 Awarded by UT Department of Educational Administration for doctoral studies. Faculty/Student Collaborative Award Spring 2015 UT Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Segal AmeriCorps Education Award July 2011 & 2012 Rosenfield Grant Spring 2008 Grinnell College, Grant for internships in public affairs, international relations or human right. CERTIFICATES, HONORS & RECOGNITIONS Student Excellence Award Spring 2018 Awarded by Division of Diversity and Community Engagement for student research and leadership. Certificate of Completion in Introduction to GIS May 2017 UT Department of Statistics and Data Sciences Leadership Council, OneStar Foundation 2011-2012 Elected by AmeriCorps supervisors as the representative to state service organization. Grinnell College Graduation Commencement Speaker May 2010 Nominated by peers to address graduating Class of 2010. 6
FACULTY REFERENCES Terrance L. Green, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Educational Policy and Planning 1912 Speedway D5000, SZB 310D tgreen@austin.utexas.edu Jennifer Jellison Holme, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor Educational Policy and Planning 1912 Speedway D5000, SZB 374 jholme@austin.utexas.edu Huriya Jabbar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Educational Policy and Planning 1912 Speedway, D5000, SZB 374 jabbar@austin.utexas.edu Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Program Head, Educational Policy and Planning 1912 Speedway D5000, SZB 374H valenz@austin.utexas.edu 7