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Teresa Márquez-López, EdD, designed the dual language concentration for Fielding’s Doctor of Education and Master of Arts in Collaborative Educational Leadership programs. She is the founding director of the Two-Way Immersion Biliteracy Specialist Institute at the University of California, Riverside (2002-2008), and principal investigator for the TWIBSI Research Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. She has prepared teachers, administrators, and school psychologists to serve as leaders in the field of dual language education.

In 2005-06, Dr. Márquez-López was appointed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to serve on the Bilingual Certification Design Team. In 2006-08, she was appointed to the Bilingual Certification Advisory Work Group. The design team and advisory group reviewed and made recommendations for California’s bilingual teacher certification.

Dr. Márquez-López earned her doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. She has taught at Teachers College, Columbia University, University of California, Riverside, California State University, Long Beach and Pepperdine University in Educational Administration and Teacher Education. Her academic preparation is grounded in the schools of the New York City Board of Education and California’s diverse K-22 public and charter schools.