Dr. Sandra M. Gonzales is an Associate Professor of Bilingual Bicultural Teacher Education at Wayne State University. Her research interests include: Latinx identity and belonging; K12 school reform efforts; culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning practices; and, the revitalization of elder and abuelita epistemologies, such as testimonio, stories and storytelling, centering on Detroit’s Chicanx, Mexican and Indigenous Mexican community.
