{"id":16,"date":"2022-01-11T17:02:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/sjtc\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:48:20","slug":"meet-sjtc-faculty-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/sjtc\/meet-sjtc-faculty-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet SJTC Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Racheal Banda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/strong> PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, specialization in Cultural Studies in Education, portfolio in Mexican American Studies, 2017, University of Texas at Austin <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Literacy Committee Chair, and Literacy & Language MEd Program Coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education, EHS; Center for Human Development, Learning, and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why SJTC?<\/strong> “My research and teaching center issues of justice in education. As a former K-12 teacher and student teacher supervisor, I have had the experience of gaining a glimpse into many different schools, including public, private, Title I, and affluent schools. Across these schools, I have witnessed the inequities many students of color and students from low-income households face; issues I myself faced as a student. SJTC not only supports my own work as a scholar and educator for justice, but also provides a space that honors collaboration and collectivism, a cultural way of knowing that is familiar to me. For me, SJTC serves as a space of humanization and healing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/strong> critical and feminist of color theories of education and space; justice-centered teacher education; teacher practices with culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse students and communities; curriculum; qualitative research methods <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Expertise:<\/strong> culturally relevant\/sustaining pedagogies; critical literacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards & Recognitions:<\/strong> Rothrock, R. ($2.5M Grant, 2021). Family Literacy Engagement Coordinator, Preparing English Learner Educational<\/em> Allies (\u00a1PELEA!, which translates to \u201cFight!\u201d)<\/em>, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) National Professional Development, U.S. Department of Education grant. PI\/Co-author: Martha Casta\u00f1eda; Project Director\/Co-Author: Robin Schell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarship Highlight:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banda, R. M., Reyes, G., & Caldas, B. (Published online 2020). Curricula of Care and Radical Love. In M. F. He & W. Schubert (Eds.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. New York: Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reyes, G., Banda, R. M., & Caldas, B. (Published online 2020). \u201cWe\u2019re All in This Boat Together\u201d: Latina\/Chicana Embodied Pedagogies of Care<\/a>. Journal of Latinos and Education<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rothrock, R. M. <\/strong>(2017). Constructing a high-stakes community in the classroom: A case study of one urban, middle-school teacher<\/a>. The Educational Forum, 81<\/em>(4), 363-376.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Me:<\/strong> “I am a Latina MotherScholar and former K-12 educator who grew up in the Austin, Texas area. My first degree is in Graphic Design and I love finding ways of drawing upon my creative, visual arts background for personal and professional projects (e.g. this SJTC site!). I also enjoy cooking, baking, music, spending time with family (my husband\/partner and I have five children, one set of twins), and practicing my faith that compels me to love and care for all.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Veronica Barrios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/strong> PhD in Family Science and Human Development, 2018, Montclair State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor in the Department of Family, Science & Social Work, EHS; Center for Human Development, Learning, and Technology; College of Arts and Science, Department of Global and Intercultural Studies affiliate, Miami University; Center for the Study and Support of Children and Families of the Incarcerated, Miami University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why SJTC?<\/strong> “As a Queer, Latinx, interpersonal violence scholar, my work is grounded in intersectionality theory, discussing issues around the absence of and need for diversity, practices that limit and create equity, and the need for radical inclusion. Specifically, I investigate the culture of nondisclosure of violence. My scholarship is used to conduct training for local and national audiences (i.e. practitioners, researchers, educators) on the topics of cultural and trauma responsive strategies for working with individuals across the lifespan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/strong> sexual violence, Latinx families and the educational experiences of Latinx students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Expertise:<\/strong> Interpersonal violence and culturally informed practice in Families Science and Social Work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards & Recognitions:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trauma Responsive Strategies Coordinator, ($2,500,000), Preparing English Learner Educational Allies (\u00a1PELEA!, which translates to \u201cFight!\u201d), Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) National Professional Development, U.S. Department of Education grant. PI\/Co-author: Martha Casta\u00f1eda; Project Director\/Co-Author: Robin Schell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Jessie Bernard Award – Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper, NCFR <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarship Highlight:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrios, V.R., *Corpora, M., *Pawlecki, E., &  Caspi, J. (2021). My Sister\u2019s Keeper: Siblings\u2019 discussions of sexual abuse experiences<\/a>. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reyes, G., Barrios, V R., <\/strong>Banda, R., Aronson, B., *Carlos Berlioz, E., & Castaneda, M. (2021). Transgressing the personal\/professional divide: Re-connecting and healing through testimonio within a Latina diaspora collaborative group. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrios, V.R., Khaw, L., Bermea, A. & Hardesty, J. (2020). Future directions in intimate partner violence research: An intersectionality framework for analyzing women\u2019s processes of leaving abusive relationships.<\/a> Journal of Interpersonal Violence. <\/em>*NCFR 2020 Jessie Bernard Award – Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Me: <\/strong>I am a Jersey girl born to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents. I enjoy family, friends, and food in that order. I love cooking and dancing. I am first generation born in the U.S. and also to attend college. I hope to offer a bridge to others at all times. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katherine Batchelor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/strong> PhD; 2014; Kent State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliation:<\/strong> Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education, EHS; English Department Affiliate; Miami University Dolibois European Center (MUDEC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why SJTC?<\/strong> “I seek to outgrow myself; I want to engage in critical conversations as well as help to implement change in the educational system at a national level. I teach my students that critical literacy must include action, therefore, I want to model for them how to be a literacy leader to enact change.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/strong> critical, digital, and embodied literacies; writing; young adult literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Expertise:<\/strong> undergraduate and graduate courses in Literacy and Language, Adolescent Young Adult\/English Language Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards & Recognitions:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n