Aldo Romero

Contact Information

Education

Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

M.A., University of Northern Colorado, Foreign Language: Spanish Teaching

M.A., Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico, Political Analysis

Graduate Certificate, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico, Political Communication

Graduate Certificate, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico, Human Rights

B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico, Law

Professional/Academic Experience

Jan. 2014-present. Director of the Cumbres Teacher Preparation Program, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Colorado.

Aug 2007-2013 Assistant Director of the Cumbres Teacher Preparation Program, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Colorado.

2003-2006 Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts, School for Foreign Languages, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ).

2002-2003 Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

1999-2002, Acting Director of Campus Outreach Initiatives, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Other Experience

Areas of Specialization: Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Administration, Qualitative Research Methods, Mexican Law, Mexican Political System, Political Analysis, Foreign Language Teaching (Spanish-French). Translation Spanish-English-French.

Research/Areas of Interest

Equity, Access & Social Justice Issues in Higher Education, Latinx Education in Higher Education, Teacher Education,
Public Policies and Practices of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual Education in Higher Education,
International Higher Education: Students, Faculty and Administrators. The politics of race, ethnicity and class in higher
education, especially as it relates to Latinx students in college.

Publications/Creative Works

Romero, D., & Romero de la Torre, Aldo. (2022) Transitioning early field experiences for preservice teachers into online
opportunities in times of crisis. ICERI2022 Proceedings, 15th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and
Innovation, Seville, Spain. 7-9 November 2022. ISBN: 978-84-09-45476-1 / ISSN: 2340-1095 doi: 10.21125/iceri.2022,
Publisher: IATED (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development).

Romero, D.J., & Romero, Aldo M. (2019) Enlightening pre-service teachers for English language learners and immigrant students’ success in the U.S.: Evidence from a holistic model. 12^th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain. 11-13 November 2019. ISBN: 978-84-09-14755-7, ICERI2019 Proceedings, Publisher: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED).

Romero, D.J., & Romero, Aldo M. (2018) To be a better teacher: Pre-service teachers' reflections on community engaged leadership experiences in local and global contexts. Journal of the World Federation of Associations of Teacher Education, Vol.2, Issue 3a

Romero, D., Romero, A.M. (2016) From College to Classroom: Programmatic Support for Pre-service Teachers for Multilingual and Multicultural Learners in the U.S. Journal of the World Federation of Associations of Teacher Education. (1), pp.24-34

Romero de la Torre, A.M. (2015) Not another statistic: Latino Male College Students’ Stories of Success in the U.S. Saarbrucken, Scholars’ Press

Honors and Awards

• March 19, 2020. Fulbright U.S. International Education Administrator recomended (IEA). France Program, 2020-2021.
• May 2018. Provost Fund for Faculty Scholarship & Professional Development. University of Northern Colorado.
• October 2017. Provost Fund for Faculty Scholarship & Professional Development. University of Northern Colorado.
• March 2017. Outstanding Diversity and Equity Award, 2017. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. University of Northern Colorado.
• 2016. CUMBRES Teacher Prep Program Recognition as 2016 Examples of Excelencia. Excelencia in Education, Washington D.C..
• 2015. Scholarship, Leadership, and Service Award. National Society of Collegiate Scholars. 
• April 23, 2014. 2014 Outstanding Faculty & Staff. Center for Human Enrichment (CHE). Annual Academic Recognition. University of Northern Colorado
• April 8, 2014. Graduate Scholar Award. Certificate of Academic Excellence, 2013-2014. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Honors Convocation. Department of Leadership Policy and Development: Higher Education and P-12 Education. Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership. Academic Achievement, Research Involvement and Leadership.
• December 1, 2013. Nomination for Graduate Dean’s Citation for Excellence, Outstanding Dissertation Award. Title of Dissertation: “Latino Male Students’ Success in Higher Education” Graduate School and International Admissions. University of Northern Colorado
• March 2013. First Year Scholar Outstanding Faculty & Staff. Provost, Dean of Students and Housing & Residential Education, University of Northern Colorado
• November 13, 2012. Nomination for the Engaged Scholar Award. Center for Honors, Scholars & Leadership. University of Northern Colorado
• 2012-2013. Dr. Jack Shaw Scholarship. Fund in College Student Personnel Administration, University of Northern Colorado
• April 25, 2012. 2012 Outstanding Faculty & Staff. Center for Human Enrichment (CHE). Annual Academic Recognition. University of Northern Colorado
• March 2012. First Year Scholar Outstanding Faculty & Staff. Provost, Dean of Students and Housing & Residential Education, University of Northern Colorado
• 2011-2012. Dr. Jack Shaw Scholarship. Fund in College Student Personnel Administration, University of Northern Colorado
• November 2010. Outstanding Latino Role Model. Nu Alpha Kappa, UNC.

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