ABOUT ME
[pronounced mAH-rih-oh eet-SEL suu-Aar-ehs]
I am a female-to-male transgender man from the Texas-México border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. I graduated from Eagle Pass High School-C.C. Winn Campus in 2002 and pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethnic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin in 2006. In 2007, I received my license as a Texas secondary mathematics teacher (grades 8-12). After several years of teaching, I received my Master of Arts degree in Mathematics Education in 2012. My master's report was titled "Interventions for English Language Learners in the Mathematics Classroom", completed through the UTeach program at The University of Texas at Austin. I am also certified as a Texas Master Mathematics Grades 8-12 Teacher and am AP certified.
I completed my Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University this last December 2018. My dissertation research consisted of three quantitative studies that examined the relationship between being children of same-sex parents and their developmental, early literacy, and early numeracy outcomes.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Queer studies in education
2015-2018
Texas A&M University
Doctor of Philosophy, Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum studies
Quantitative research methods
Pathways to STEM recruitment and persistence
2012
University of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts, Mathematics Education
2006
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Arts, Ethnic Studies with Honors
Demography of sexuality
Pre-service teacher preparation