Principal Investigators

Rafael Lara-Alecio, Ph.D.

Rafael Lara-Alecio, Ph.D.

Regents Professor, Director

Office: 412 Harrington Building
Phone: 979-845-3467
Email: a-lara@tamu.edu

Areas of Expertise

Bilingual/ESL education

Assessment and evaluation

Curriculum development and implementation for ELs

Beverly J. Irby, Ed.D.

Beverly J. Irby, Ed.D.

Regents Professor, Co-Director

Office: 802D Harrington Tower
Phone: 979-845-5311
Email: irbyb@tamu.edu

Areas of Expertise

Instructional leadership

Public school administration

Fuhui Tong, Ph.D.

Fuhui Tong, Ph.D.

Professor, Co-Director

Office: 407 Harrington Tower
Phone: 979-845-7979
Email: fuhuitong@tamu.edu

Areas of Expertise

Quantitative research design and methodology for bilingual/ESL education

Program evaluation in educational research with bilingual population

Bilingual education in international context