Biography
Dr. Violet Henderson a College Assistant Professor and the Clinical Director of the Early Childhood Education Program in the School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership. She taught at the elementary school level for almost ten years before entering higher education and considers herself a teacher at heart. Dr. Henderson collaborates with preservice and in-service teachers within the Teacher Education Program, the Bilingual Education/TESOL Program, and the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program. Her teaching and research interests include literacy portraiture, multiliteracies, family literacy, community cultural wealth, funds of knowledge, and translanguaging. She has published in The Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and other academic journals. Dr. Henderson is a proud NMSU alumna.
