Yalda M. Kaveh is an assistant professor of Bilingual Education at MLFTC. Her work focuses on language policy, bi/multilingualism in (im)migrant families, family engagement in education, and culturally sustaining pedagogies.

Ph.D. candidate in English (Writing, Rhetoric and Literacy) Public & activism rhetoric researcher Interest-driven public writing pedagogy enthusiast Novelist, video gamer & digital activist born in fandoms

Sarah Carranza joined MLFTC in 2018 after 22 years of public school teaching. She teaches a variety of undergraduate courses and a graduate course in World & Native Language Methods & Assessment.

Victoria Clark, M.A., M.S., CCC-SLP is a Bilingual Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Speech & Hearing Science in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.

Dr. Lirio Patton is a clinical assistant professor and program manager for the grant-funded Preparing Educators for Arizona’s Indian Communities (PEAIC) program.