Marialena Rivera Texas State University 601 University Dr., ASB South 324 San Marcos, TX 78666 Office phone: 512-245-5656 Email: mdr164@txstate.edu ACADEMIC POSITION 2016 Texas State University Assistant Professor in Education & Community Leadership Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, & School Psychology EDUCATION PhD Graduate School of Education; Policy, Organization, Measurement & Evaluation Doctor of Philosophy, 2016 Inequity and Privatization in School District Facilities Financing: A Mixed Methods Study Janelle Scott (Chair), Tina Trujillo, Robert Reich MPP MST BBA BA Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy Master of Public Policy, 2011 Pace University School of Education; Adolescent Education Master of Science for Teachers, 2009 The University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business; Business Honors Program & Marketing Bachelor of Business Administration, 2007 The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; Government Bachelor of Arts, 2007, Summa Cum Laude RESEARCH INTERESTS Education policy and politics, educational equity and access, school finance and higher education funding, educational privatization, educational leadership for school improvement, public financial management of school districts, governance reform, school choice, educational facilities, and alternative certification programs Marialena Rivera 1
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS 2016 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) 2015-2016 University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship 2013 Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship PAPERS ACCEPTED Trujillo, T., Scott, J., & Rivera, M. (In press). Follow the yellow brick road: Teach For America and the making of educational leaders. American Journal of Education. Rivera, M. D. (In press). What About the Schools?: Factors Contributing to State Policies that Expand Investment in School Facilities. San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association. Trujillo, T. & Rivera, M. (2016). Review of Measuring School Turnaround Success. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved from http://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-turnaround Scott, J., Trujillo, T., & Rivera, M. (2016). Reframing Teach For America: A conceptual framework for the next generation of scholarship. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24, 12. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.24.2419 Trujillo, T. & Rivera, M. (2014). Review of The effect of co-locations on student achievement in NYC public schools. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved from http://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-effect-of-co-locations. WORKS SUBMITTED OR UNDER REVIEW Rivera, M. D. (submitted). The Impact of District Leadership Capacity and Expertise on Inequity and Privatization in Two Urban California School Districts Facilities Programs. Educational Administration Quarterly. WORKS IN PROGRESS Rivera, M. D. Debt, taxation, & privatization: Exploring the inherent inequities of local control school facilities financing policies. Rivera, M. D. Some Pennies are More Equal than Others: Inequitable School Facilities Investment in San Antonio, Texas. Marialena Rivera 2
Martinez, M. A., Marquez, J., Cantu, Y., Rocha, P., & Rivera, M. D. En la lucha/in the fight: Latinas personal and professional journeys in school leadership. PRESENTATIONS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Rivera, M. (forthcoming, April 2017). Some Pennies are More Equal than Others: Inequitable School Facilities Investment in San Antonio, Texas. To be presented in paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX. Martinez, M. A., Marquez, J., Cantu, Y., Rocha, P., & Rivera, M. D. (forthcoming, April 2017). En la lucha/in the fight: Latinas personal and professional journeys in school leadership. To be presented in paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX. Rivera, M. (2016, November). The legacy of leadership: Inequity and privatization in two urban California school districts facilities programs. Presented in paper session at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Detroit, MI. Rivera, M. (2016, April). Privatization policies and shifting state responsibilities in the school facilities industry. Presented in symposium at The Politics of Privatization in Education: New Governance, New Policy Networks, New Knowledge Brokers, New York City. Rivera, M. (2016, April). Debt, taxation, & privatization: Exploring the inherent inequities of local control school facilities financing policies. Presented in roundtable session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC. Rivera, M. (2015, April). Consequences of privatization: School districts and their relationships with private financial consultants. Presented in paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago. Rivera, M. (2015, February). Consequences of privatization: School districts and their relationships with private financial consultants. Presented in poster session at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), Washington, DC. Rivera, M. (2014, April). School districts and debt financing: The relationship between public finance policies and private involvement in education. Presented in paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia. Trujillo, T., Scott, J., & Rivera, M. (2013, April). Teach for America and the making of entrepreneurial leaders: Race, ideology, and elite networks. Presented in paper session at Marialena Rivera 3
the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco. Atwood J. R., Love, D., Perry, P., Rivera, M., & White, L. (2010, April). Reintroducing DCPS: We support communities to build great schools. Presented at the 2010 D.C. Public Schools Urban Education Redesign Challenge, Washington, DC. INVITED PRESENTATIONS/TALKS Rivera, M. (forthcoming 2017, April). What About the Schools?: Factors Contributing to State Policies that Expand Investment in School Facilities. Invited paper presentation for the Intercultural Development Research Association, Symposium on School Finance, San Antonio, TX. Rivera, M. (2016, November). School finance expertise and district leadership in California and Texas. Invited presentation to graduate school finance course at The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Rivera, M. (2015, October). School district facilities financing and the sociopolitical dynamics of educational privatization. Invited presentation to graduate school finance course at The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Rivera, M. (2013, June). Young Latino leaders: Harnessing passion to build on small successes over time. Invited keynote talk for Latino youth training, Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders, Austin, TX. GRANTS FUNDED EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Rivera, Marialena D. 2016 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow, Intercultural Development Research Association, $20,000. (Funded: 2016). Grant. FUNDED INTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Rivera, Marialena D. Inequitable PK-12 School Facilities Investment in San Antonio, Texas, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8,000.00. (Funded: December 2016 - May 2018). Grant. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Texas State University Faculty EDCL 6358 Integrative Seminar (Action Research), Fall 2016, Spring 2017 Marialena Rivera 4
EDCL 5345 Understanding People (Professional Development), Spring 2017 Graduate Student Instructor Public Leadership and Management, 2012-2013 (2 semesters) Goldman School of Public Policy Graduate-level core course in leadership and public management Social, Political, and Ethical Environment of Business, 2010 Haas School of Business Undergraduate course required for all business students Graduate Student Reader Comparative Political Economy, 2011 Sociology, undergraduate course New York City Department of Education Middle School Teacher Community School 211, Bronx, NY, math & social studies, 2007-2009 Achievement First Charter School, Queens, NY, algebra, Summer 2008 TEACHING INTERESTS Education Policy and Politics Educational Leadership for School Improvement School Finance and Higher Education Funding Educational Privatization and District Reform Mixed Methods Qualitative Methods Research Design RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), San Antonio, Texas 2016 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow Factors of facilities construction and maintenance support: Expanding state investment in traditional public school facilities. PI: Marialena Rivera, IDRA, 2016 Marialena Rivera 5
Graduate Student Researcher Teach For America and civic engagement: A study of aspiring, current, and alumni corps members. PIs: Janelle Scott and Tina Trujillo, UC Berkeley, 2011-2014 Master s Thesis Effectively implementing two-way language immersion in Berkeley. UC Berkeley, 2011. Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco, California Richard J. Riordan Summer Research Intern Mixed methods project examining school district debt in California. PI: Margaret Weston, PPIC, 2013. SERVICE Reviewer for Michael Abbott Scholarship in Educational Leadership, 2016 Member of Academic Search Committee, Texas State University, 2016-2017 Student Member of Academic Search Committee,, 2013-2014 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES REVIEWER Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Berkeley Review of Education American Educational Research Association University Council for Educational Administration CHAIRED/ORGANIZED PRESENTATIONS Reducing Research Misuse and Disuse: Taking Your Work Beyond the Journal to Public Influence with panelists Janelle Scott, Chris Lubienski, Elizabeth DeBray, Angela Valenzuela, Gary Orfield, Patricia Gandara, Frederick Hess, Julian Vasquez Heilig, James Anderson, Pedro Noguera, and Helen Ladd. AERA Division L Fireside Chat, April 2016. Marialena Rivera 6
Taking the Fear out of Publishing with panelists Michael Dumas, Alan Daly, Laura Hernandez, Jill Koyama, Lolita Tabron, and Stephen Jacobson. UCEA Annual Convention Graduate Student Breakfast, November 2015. The Economics and Politics of Space and its Appropriation: Implications for Justice with panelists Jennifer Jellison-Holme, Chris Lubienski, Kara Finnigan, and Casey Cobb. AERA Division L Fireside Chat, April 2015. OFFICES HELD 2014-2016 Student Representative for AERA Graduate Student Council, Division L, Educational Policy and Politics 2014 Student Representative for Faculty Search Committee, Graduate School of Education, 2012-2013 Student Representative for Policy, Organization, Measurement & Evaluation Area Committee, Graduate School of Education, 2011-2013 Manuscripts Coordinator and Editor of the Berkeley Review of Education, an open-access, student-run, peer-reviewed publication with a focus on diversity and equity FELLOWSHIPS & OTHER HONORS Extramural 2016 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow, Intercultural Development Research Association 2015-2016 National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Finalist 2015-2016 Ford Fellowship Honorable Mention 2013 Dr. Carlos J. Vallejo Research Fellowship, AERA Conference 2013 Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship 2012 Education Pioneers Fellowship 2009 Sue Lehman Excellence in Teaching, Regional Semi-Finalist New York 2009 Outstanding Commitment Winner, Clinton Global Initiative University Conference Intramural 2015-2016 University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship 2014-2015 Doctoral Completion Fellowship 2014-2015 Departmental Fellowship, Graduate School of Education 2013 K. Patricia Cross Collaborative Fellowship 2013-2014 Charles Benson Memorial Fund Fellowship 2011-2014 University Fellowship (awarded annually) 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award 2009-2010 Departmental Fellowship, Goldman School of Public Policy Marialena Rivera 7
2007 Doenges Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership, University of Texas 2007 Barbara Jordan Business Leadership Award, University of Texas 2007 Bill Archer Fellowship Program, Washington, DC 2005 Most Outstanding Student, Texas Parents Association, University of Texas CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011-2012 Student Teacher Supervisor for University of San Francisco, supervising student teachers in the social justice teaching program 2011 Research Assistant for Teach For America s Summer Institute Instructional Leader Pilot Program, conducting survey research, observations, and qualitative interviewing 2011 Policy Analyst for Berkeley Unified School District s Two-Way Immersion Language Program, conducting survey research and qualitative interviewing 2010 Policy Analyst for Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc., analyzing facilities funding and charter initiatives 2010 Policy Analyst for Alameda County Childcare Planning Council, analyzing unlicensed childcare programs PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2015 University of California System, Dissertation-Year Fellowship Program Fall Meeting, September 2015, Oakland 2013 Social Science Research Council, Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Workshops, Summer 2013, Minneapolis & Boston 2013 Dr. Carlos J. Vallejo Research Fellowship, AERA Conference, April 2013, San Francisco 2012 Politics of Education Boyd Mentoring Workshop, AERA Conference, April 2012, Vancouver 2012 Education Pioneers Fellowship, Summer 2012, Oakland AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS American Educational Research Association (AERA); Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP); University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA); Phi Beta Kappa Marialena Rivera 8
DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE Nvivo, Dedoose, Stata REFERENCES Janelle Scott Chancellor's Professor, 2015-2018 Associate Professor Graduate School of Education, African American Studies & Goldman School of Public Policy 510-642-4740 jtscott@berkeley.edu Tina Trujillo Associate Professor Graduate School of Education 510-642-6272 trujillo@berkeley.edu David Hinojosa National Director of Policy Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) 210-439-5880 david.hinojosa@idra.org Marialena Rivera 9