Dr. Lori Marie Wells
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
(956) 882- 5717
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
EdD, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2012
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
MEd, Texas State University - San Marcos, 1987
BFA, The University of Texas - Austin, 1982
EMPLOYMENT
Academic - P-12
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology/ Consultant, Self Employed (June 10, 2010 - December
15, 2016)
Assessment Team Leader/ LSSP, IDEA Public Schools (September 4, 2012 - August 20, 2013)
LSSP/ Educational Diagnostician, Point Isabel ISD (July 25, 2007 - June 15, 2010)
LSSP/ Educational Diagnostician, Harlingen CISD (August 5, 2005 - June 15, 2007)
LSSP/ Educational Diagnostician, Leander ISD (July 25, 2000 - June 15, 2005)
Academic - Post-Secondary
Consultant, iTutorGroup (September 2016)
Adjunct Instructor/Program Coordinator, Texas Southmost College (August 15, 2013 - July 15, 2015)
Adjunct , The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (August 25, 2009 May 15, 2013)
Professional
Licensed Psychological Associate, Pinkerman and Gonzales Psychological Associates (November 1,
2011 - January 15, 2013)
Transition Coordinator, Texas Commission for the Blind (June 1, 1998 - July 15, 2000)
Associate Clinical Psychologist, Texas Commission for the Blind (February 1, 1991 - June 30, 1998)
Diagnostician, Texas Commission for the Blind (February 1, 1989 - January 31, 1991)
Therapist, Psychotherapy Institute (October 1, 1988 - March 31, 1989)
Counselor, Glen Woods Professional Counseling Center (March 1, 1988 - September 25, 1988)
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Counselor, Glen Cove Child and Family Services (November 1, 1987 - September 25, 1988)
Licensures and Certifications
Lisenced Specialist in School Psychology, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(December 1997)
Licensed Psychological Associate , Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. (September
1993)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Bobbette Morgan, Ruth Keitz, and Lori Wells. Quantitative and qualitative results: Cooperative
learning implementation with Hispanic community college freshmen. Journal of International
Education Research. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2013)
Bobbette Morgan, Graciela Rosenberg, and Lori Wells. Undergraduate Hispanic student response to
cooperative learning. College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal. 6, no. 1 (June 2010)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scholastic Excellence , University of Texas at Brownsville (April 9, 2012)
PRESENTATIONS
Lori Wells. "Qualitative Case Study of the Instructional Needs of Hispanic Undergraduates in South
Texas," 2013 Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
(April 29, 2013)
Lori Wells. "Ethnographer of the Day," 2010 Annual Meeting, American Educational Research
Association, Denver, Colorado. (May 3, 2010)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Assessing English Language Learners
Beginning English Literacy for English Language Learners
Bilingual Students in Sch
Content Area Literacy
Content Area Methods in the ESL Classroom
Content Methods ESL
Develop of Bilingualism
Diverse Learner Reading and Digital Literacies
E.S.L Literacy and Assessment
ESL Language Arts and Literature
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ESL Language Arts and Literature
Early Biliteracy
Foundations of Bilingual Education and ESL
Instruction & Assessment
Intercultural Context
Introduction of Special Populations
Introduction to the Teaching Profession
Lang Arts Bilingual Class
Linguistics for Reading and E.S.L
Literacy Across the Curriculum for English Language Learners
The Intercultural Context of Schooling
Non-Credit Instruction
• Certification, College of Education, 50. (October 15, 2015 - April 30, 2016)
• Workshop, College of Education, 160. (April 1, 2014 - December 5, 2015)
• Workshop, Birmingham City Schools, 75. (June 13, 2015 - June 14, 2015)
SERVICE
Department Service
Committee Chair, Assessment Committee. (September 8, 2014 - August 15, 2015)
College Service
Other, Recruitement for College of Education Masters and Doctoral Programs. (January 20, 2017)
Other, Comprehensive Exams for M.Ed.. (November 14, 2015)
Committee Member, Assessment Committee. (September 1, 2014 - August 30, 2015)
Attendee, Meeting, Undergraduate course alignment. (March 1, 2015 - May 15, 2015)
Committee Member, On-line Bilingual Module Program Grant Committee. (January 15, 2014 February 15, 2014)
Committee Member, TxVSN Graduate Certificate Program Development Committee. (October 1,
2013 - February 15, 2014)
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