Margarita Jimenez-Silva

Affiliation

University of California Davis

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Biography

Dr. Margarita Jimenez-Silva is a Full Professor at UC Davis’s School of Education. Her research focuses on diversifying the teacher workforce, specifically on recruiting and supporting bilingual teachers. Her research has been published by journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Childhood Education, and the Journal of Research on Childhood Education. Dr. Jimenez-Silva has traveled to and coordinated curriculum and programs addressing the needs of emergent bilinguals in the U.S., as well as in Mexico, Panama, and Hungary. Prior to entering higher education, Prof. Jimenez-Silva worked with newcomer students as a middle-school math and science teacher in Oakland, California. She began her work with pre-service teachers at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. She herself is a former English learner from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.