Early Childhood Research and Outreach
Special Education Autism Library
Language, Bi-Literacy, and Culture/Bilingual Education
STEM Outreach Center
A Message from the Director
Dr. Wanda Bulger-Tamez
Our mission at the STEM Outreach Center is to build a NMSU K-16 pipeline Outreach Program by reaching out to school districts, educators, families, community agencies, and higher education institutions.
The STEM Outreach Center Framework supports STEM education within the College of Health, Education Social Transformation (HEST) and partner districts. The Out-of-School Time programs offer accessibility for under-represented students in rural and isolated areas to explore STEM from an early age; Professional Learning programs such as MC2 and EMSS build capacity in math and science education focused on research-based practices; the NMC3 project builds a network and support for teachers, families, and caregivers by providing technology, pedagogy, and community resources. Partnerships are also important in amplifying the impact that our Center has in providing knowledge and expertise in a way that is inclusive of all stakeholders.
Outreach and research is woven within all of our programs to provide high quality work and inform effectiveness and accessibility for all students in New Mexico.
For more information about our program, visit our page at stemcenter.nmsu.edu
Early Childhood Research and Outreach
Myrna’s Childrens Village
Myrna’s Children’s Village offers early care and education programs for NMSU students, faculty, staff, and community families and children, six weeks to five years of age. Through a variety of program options for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, families have choices to meet the childcare and educational needs of their young children.
All of the NMSU Children’s Village programs provide high quality care and education for young children as well as environments for university students to learn about appropriate education for young children. University students are supervised at all times by permanent staff members. In addition to serving as field experience sites, the NMSU Children’s Village Programs serve as sites for faculty research.
Contact Children's Village Admin
Programs
Companeros (Dona Ana County Head Start), Building 100
LCPS Main Office (575) 527-6076, (575) 527-5905
DACHS Main Office (575) 647-8733
Amistad Advanced Pre-K, Building 200
LCPS Main Office (575) 527-5800
La Clinica de Familia Early Head Start, Buildings 400, 500
Office (575) 532-0515
NMSU School for Young Children, Buildings 300,600 & 700
See Myrna's Children's Village Admin
Dona Ana County Head Start NMSU, Building 800
Main Office (575) 647-8733
Special Education Autism Library
Welcome to our Autism Library!
This library is open for NMSU students and faculty to look for extra resources in regards to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Although these resources are not ready for check-out, but you are welcome to check our collection on the spot.
- Our Autism Library- Books: Manuals collection consists of books for teachers, parents, and textbooks. We also have manuals (e.g. ADOS) that teachers/ faculty can use.
- Our Autism Library – Journal collection consists of journals for students, and faculty who are looking for peer-reviewed articles and studies regarding to ASD.
- Our Autism LIbrary – CD collection consists of resources that are available in CD form.
- Available Autism LIbrary- Sheet are record forms, observation forms, and interview forms for professional use.
We are located in O’Donnell Hall, room 027
Operating Hours:
Monday-Thursday
9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Contact person:
Dr. Stacey Duncan
Language, Bi-Literacy, and Culture/Bilingual Education
Project ELevate
Professional Development for Teachers of Bilingual/English Learners Project ELevate
Dr. Anita Hernández has received a five year $2.78 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will support the professional development of educators working with bilingual learners.
Dr. Anita Hernández, professor and the Don and Sarrah Kidd Endowed Chair in Literacy, developed Project ELevate in partnership with local districts, community DACC partner ENLACE, and NMSU’s Chicano Programs. One of the priorities of the grant will be to create community engagement opportunities. ENLACE personnel, Dr. Marquez and Delma Tofoya will organize Tech Goes Home family engagement projects and Chicano Program Director, Dr. Gutiérrez-Spencer will organize a Mother-Daughter college pathway program. Over five years, the grant will support the professional development of 50 future teachers to earn endorsements and licensures, 115 classroom teachers to earn either an endorsement, MA degree; or national board certification, and one thousand parents who will be able to participate in one of the community engagement projects.
For more information, contact Dr. Anita Hernández, email: achernan@nmsu.edu
Grants
Araujo, Blanca E. (Associate Professor)
Araujo, Blanca (Principal), “ELL Teacher Preparation – UNM Sub,” Sponsored by University of New Mexico, Other, $31,000.00. (April 26, 2016 – June 30, 2018).
Cahill, Betsy J. (Associate Professor)
Gibson-Smith, Amanda I. (Principal), Perez, Michelle Salazar (Co-Principal), Cahill, Elizabeth (Co-Principal), “NMSU Dona County Head Start FY15,” Sponsored by US Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Children and Families(DHHS), Other, $7,917,112.00. (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019).
Cahill, Elizabeth (Principal), Melendrez, Sara S (Other), “Roadrunner Pre-K FY16,” Sponsored by NM Children, Youth & Families Department, Local, $384,744.00. (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2018).
Gibson-Smith, Amanda (Principal), Gibson-Smith, Amanda I. (Principal), Cahill, Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Baptiste, Nancy Ellen (Other), Garcia, Herman S. (Other), “Dona Ana County CACFP 2001-2015,” Sponsored by NM Children, Youth & Families Department, Local, $1,316,759.75. (October 1, 2002 – September 30, 2017).
Cahill, Elizabeth (Principal), “Early Childhood Doctoral Program,” Sponsored by New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children, Other, $350,000.00. (April 16, 2014 – June 30, 2017).
Guillaume, Rene O. (Assistant Professor)
Guillaume, Rene (Principal), “TRIO Upward Bound,” Sponsored by US Department of Education, Other, $748,836.00. (September 1, 2012 – August 31, 2017).
Hernandez Ph.D., Anita (Associate Professor)
Hernandez, Anita (Principal), “FY18 ELevate,” Sponsored by US Department of Education, Other, $549,550.00. (September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2022).
Hernandez, Anita (Principal), “FY17 TAMU Efficacy and Replication,” Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Other, $44,336.00. (August 15, 2016 – May 31, 2018).
Hernandez, Anita (Principal), “Improving Instruction for English Learners in New Mexico,” Sponsored by US Department of Education, Other, $1,828,174.12. (May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2018).
Hernandez, Cecilia M. (Assistant Professor)
Hernandez, Cecilia M (Principal), “Aggie Prep,” Sponsored by NM Public Education Department, Local, $370,003.00. (August 22, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Perez, Michelle S. (Associate Professor)
Gibson-Smith, Amanda I. (Principal), Perez, Michelle Salazar (Co-Principal), Cahill, Elizabeth (Co-Principal), “NMSU Dona County Head Start FY15,” Sponsored by US Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Children and Families(DHHS), Other, $7,917,112.00. (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019).
Rhein, Deb S. (Associate Professor)
Rhein, Deborah (Principal), “CLASS for ALL – NM,” Sponsored by US Department of Education, Other, $1,250,000.00. (August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2018).
Rhein, Deborah (Principal), Cronin, Kathleen A (Other), “Special Education Leaders for a Diverse Society (SELDS),” Sponsored by US Department of Education, Other, $778,378.84. (October 1, 2011 – June 30, 2018).
White, Victoria A. (Assistant Professor)
White, Victoria (Principal), “FY18 Autism LCPS,” Sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools, Other, $10,000.00. (August 1, 2017 – June 30, 2020).
Wiburg, Karin M. (Professor)
Wiburg, Karin (Principal), Trujillo, Karen M (Principal), Chamberlin, Barbara Anne (Co-Principal), Stanford, Theodore B. (Co-Principal), “Math Snacks for Early Algebra – Using Games & Inquiry to Help Students Transition from Number to Variable,” Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $2,999,995.00. (September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2019).
EDUCATION COLLEGE
Brown, Susan W. (Associate Professor)
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “Internal Award – CBBG Center,” Other, $54,991.00. (August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2020).
Shuster, Michele (Principal), Brown, Susan W. (Co-Principal), “Science Tools in the Classroom (STC): Bioinformatics, Genomics and More,” Sponsored by US Department of Health & Human Services/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Other, $917,655.00. (May 1, 2014 – February 28, 2019).
Pontelli, Enrico (Principal), Brown, Susan W. (Co-Principal), “Collaborative Research: BPEC: YO-GUTC: YOung Women Growing Up Thinking Computationally,” Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $297,492.00. (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), Delgado, Patricia N. (Co-Principal), “Title II: Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers, Principals and Other Leaders (FY17-18 SC2),” Sponsored by NM Higher Education Department, Local, $88,494.00. (July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY18 21st CCLC,” Sponsored by NM Public Education Department, Local, $2,210,785.00. (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY18 LCPS Spaceport,” Sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools, Other, $38,500.00. (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “GISD Spaceport Tax Award,” Sponsored by Gadsden Independent School District, Other, $1,181,707.00. (April 1, 2010 – June 30, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY18 Hatch Stem 21st CCLC,” Sponsored by Hatch Valley Public Schools, Other, $151,044.00. (July 1, 2017 – June 15, 2018).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), Delgado, Patricia N. (Co-Principal), “Title II Improving Teacher Quality Proposal,” Sponsored by NM Higher Education Department, Local, $77,831.00. (June 30, 2016 – September 30, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY17 LCPS Spaceport,” Sponsored by Las Cruces Public Schools, Other, $38,500.00. (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY17 PED 21st CCLC,” Sponsored by NM Public Education Department, Local, $2,570,678.00. (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY17 Deming Bataan Elementary,” Sponsored by Deming Public Schools, Other, $19,704.00. (November 1, 2016 – June 15, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “FY17 Deming Bell Elementary,” Sponsored by Deming Public Schools, Other, $20,894.00. (November 1, 2016 – June 15, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “Hatch STEM 21st CCLC,” Sponsored by Hatch Valley Public Schools, Other, $127,515.00. (July 1, 2016 – June 15, 2017).
Brown, Susan W. (Principal), “NM Voices,” Sponsored by New Mexico Voices for Children, Other, $24,000.00. (June 1, 2015 – January 31, 2017).
Trujillo, Karen M. (Assistant Professor)
Trujillo, Karen M (Principal), “Internal Award – Exploring the Relationships Among Metacognition Based Study Practices, Student Learning, and Retention in an Undergraduate Engineering Program,” Other, $41,630.00. (January 1, 2017 – August 31, 2019).
Dawood, Muhammed (Principal), Wojahn, Patricia (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Karen M (Co-Principal), Guynn, Melissa J. (Co-Principal), “Exploring the Relationships Among Metacognition Based Study Practices, Student Learning, and Retention in an Undergraduate Engineering Program,” Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $299,942.00. (September 15, 2016 – August 31, 2019).
Wiburg, Karin (Principal), Trujillo, Karen M (Principal), Chamberlin, Barbara Anne (Co-Principal), Stanford, Theodore B. (Co-Principal), “Math Snacks for Early Algebra – Using Games & Inquiry to Help Students Transition from Number to Variable,” Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $2,999,995.00. (September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2019).
Trujillo, Karen M (Principal), “FY18 Ed Rising,” Sponsored by NM Public Education Department, Local, $30,000.00. (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018).
Bulger-Tamez, Wanda M. (Principal), Trujillo, Karen M (Co-Principal), “Mathematically Connected Communities Teacher Leadership Project,” Sponsored by NM Higher Education Department, Local, $77,831.00. (June 30, 2016 – September 30, 2017).
Trujillo, Karen M (Principal), “FY17 EdRising,” Sponsored by NM Public Education Department, Local, $30,000.00. (July 26, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Wiburg, Karin (Principal), Trujillo, Karen (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Karen M (Co-Principal), Chamberlin, Barbara Anne (Co-Principal), Stanford, Theodore B. (Co-Principal), “Math Snacks Algebra – Using Games & Media to Help Students Understand Patterns, Variables & Equations,” Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Other, $0.00. (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2018).
