Lizette Navarrete-Burks

Contact Information

Education

• Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• M.S. Teaching, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
• B.S. Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Professional/Academic Experience

Director of Secondary Science Education (University); STEM Education Administrator (State Department of Education Office); K12 STEM Curriculum & Instruction Administrator (District Office); Department Chair (Middle School); Science Teacher (Middle & High School).

Research/Areas of Interest

STEM Education; Science Leadership; Critical Policy Studies; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Education; Historically Marginalized Educational Leaders; Culturally Responsive Leadership

Publications/Creative Works

• Albrecht, S., Navarrete-Burks, L. (2025). My favorite field trip: Creating a translanguaging space for urban explorers in a state park. Science Scope.
• Jeffery, T., Navarrete-Burks, L., Albrecht, S., (2025). Empowering diversity in informal science education: Urban explorers program. In L. Sun & C. Lin (Eds.) Cases on informal learning for science and mathematics education. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1894-2
• Banwo, B. O., Navarrete-Burks, L., McGee, S., & McGee-Tekula, R. (2024). Building bridges in STEM education: Minoritized secondary school student computer science pathways and experiences. Education Sciences, 14(8), 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/-educsci14080831
• Banwo, B. O., Navarrete-Burks, L. (2024). Fore-fronting relationships: Building marginalized students’ computer science identities. The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching, 8(3), 52-57. http://www.doi.org/10.62935/4p5cxu
• Navarrete-Burks, L., Hussein, A., Link, L., Miller, D. (2024). Multiple leaders in a program coordinators’ community (PCC): Developing a New educational leadership Program. In N.A. Paufler & E.H. Reames (Eds.) Educational leadership program coordinators: Partnership creators through social connectedness. Information Age.