Ximena Zúñiga, Ph.D. leads the teaching team that trains the graduate students who co-facilitate* the EDUC 202 sections. Dr. Zúñiga is a Professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst affiliated with the Social Justice Education concentration in the Department of Student Development. She has written, presented, and conducted research on many aspects of theory, practice, and research of intergroup dialogue on college campuses. She consults regularly with faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals on other college campuses interested in the development and evaluation of intergroup dialogue practices.
Crystal Norwood, Ed.S. Serves as the Course Director for Education 202 and is affiliated with the Department of Residential Life as a full-time staff member. She has studied and presented Intergroup Dialogue at UMass Amherst and at local and national conferences. She works closely with students, staff, faculty, and administrators to learn concepts and skills related to Intergroup Dialogue. She is passionate about how dialogue is truly an embodied experience, and how it can build capacity and foster relationships across differences.
Itza Martinez, Ph.D. Dr. Martínez has a B.F.A. in Visual Arts Education from Manhattanville College, a master’s degree in teaching from Manhattanville College, and a doctoral degree in educational leadership with a graduate certificate in Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice. She has worked in K-12, graduate, and adult learning environments. Her work is focused on evaluation, collaboration, leadership, critical dialogue, intergroup dialogue, and social justice in curriculum development, design, and evaluation. She is a former high school art teacher and administrator.
* Each section of EDUC 202 is facilitated by two trained graduate students from the Social Justice Education concentration program, who participate in a simultaneous practicum to further intergroup dialogue design and facilitation competencies and engage in critically reflective practice.