Professor and chair, Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Lehman College

Nancy received her Doctor of Education from Teachers College Columbia University, and master’s degrees from both Teachers College and the Ohio State University. Her research interests include the study of teachers’ theories of practice in urban bilingual settings, teacher advocacy, school/university partnerships in the preparation of teachers of multilingual learners, and English instruction in public school contexts in Latin America. and has published in Action in Teacher Education, the Bilingual Research Journal, TESOL Quarterly, The Journal of Research in Education, Issues in Teacher Education, and The Reading Teacher. In addition, she has published multiple book chapters on preparing teachers of multilingual learners, and Professional Development School partnerships, She is currently conducting research on the professional live histories of language teachers in the Northeast of Brazil.