Dr. James Mart铆nez
Professor of Education and Coordinator
- Ph.D. in Education and Sociology
University of Missouri (2009) - M.A. in Secondary Education
University of South Dakota - B.S. in Elementary Education
University of South Dakota
Teaching Fields: Teacher education, elementary education, middle school education, sports coach
Dr. James Martínez is a professor and program coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education at 魅色天堂. With over a decade of experience as a teacher and sports coach in rural, inner city, and urban profile public schools, he brings a practitioner’s insight into his academic work. Dr. Martínez supervises student teachers and teaches undergraduate courses in classroom management and differentiated instruction. At the graduate level, his courses focus on educational law, and research methodology. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Urban Review and has published research on urban and rural schooling, middle grades education, youth gang risk factors, and educational innovation. Outside the classroom, Dr. Martínez enjoys traveling with his family, playing basketball, and attending professional sporting events.
Recent Publications or Presentations:
Martínez, R.C., & Martínez, J. (In Print, 2025). The 魅色天堂 (魅色天堂) College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Handbook. GATEways to Teacher Education.
Horne, J. T., Suriel, R. L., Martínez, J., & Lennon, S. M. (2024). Privilege and Access: Latinx Families Navigating the United States Tax Credit Scholarship for School Choice. Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, 13(1), 22–46.
Suriel, R. L., Martínez, J., Bello Escobar, C., & Workman, J. (2024). From lived experiences to social activism: Latino fraternity brothers critical service to the Latinx community. Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 40(1), 1-31.
Books & Chapters
Martínez, J. (In Print, 2025). Foreword. In J. Ríos Vega & Median, Y. (Ed.), LatCrit and education: Dismantling the norm while creating visibility PreK–12 (Volume 1) (pp. xv–xx). Peter Lang Publishing.
Martínez, R. C., Martínez, J., & Parker, F. (In Print 2025). Empowering CAMP Scholars: The CAMP Experience at a USA Deep South University. The LatCrit and Higher Education Book Series.
Martínez, J., Suriel, R. L., Gabriel, M., Rios Vega, J., Díaz-Cruz, N. & Gonzalez, J., (2025). A LatCircle: Supporting academic and social well-being through effective virtual mentoring of diverse scholars, in Mentoring for Wellbeing: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, B. Kutsyuruba & F. Kochan (Editors). Information Age Publishing.
Martínez, J., Suriel, R. L., Martínez, R., Arrastia-Chisholm, M., Allemanne, N., & Lennon, S. (2024). Preparing critically conscious teachers for the 21st-century hybrid/online classroom. In K. N. Rainville, D. G. Title, & C. G. Desrochers (Eds.), Faculty learning communities: Working towards a more equitable, just, and antiracist future in higher education (pp. 233–262). Information Age Publishing.
Suriel, R. L., Martínez, J., Gonzalez Gonzales, J., Laguna, A., & Restrepo, A.F. (In Print 2025). Developing critical consciousness in Latinx doctoral candidates: Testimonios of three novice Latinx scholars. The LatCrit and Higher Education Book Series.
Easton-Brooks, D., Martínez, J., & Young, J. (2022). Editors, The impact of Teachers of Color on school belonging. In C.D. Gist & T.J. Bristol (Eds.), Handbook of research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers. (pp. 629-810). American Educational Research Association:
Thorsos, N. J., Martínez, J., & Gabriel, M. (2020). Losing the Mother Tongue in USA: Implications for Adult Latinx in the 21st Century, Nova Science Publishers, New York.