Kevin Roxas, Ph.D.

Dean of WCE, Professor

About

Kevin Roxas (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is the Dean of the Woodring College of Education at Western Washington University.  His research examines three interrelated areas of concern: a) the often inequitable nature of the social contexts of reception in school and communities for immigrant and refugee youth; b) the dynamic creation of adolescent identity for immigrant and refugee youth in response to systems of oppression and discrimination; and c) how pre-service, in-service teachers, and social service providers can and must critically examine and re-conceptualize the ways in which they respond to the needs of these students in their classrooms and in local communities.  
 
He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including the Harvard Educational Review, Educational Studies, the Journal of Latinos and Education, and Educational Leadership and has been cited by other educational scholarship in more than 1,200 manuscripts.
 
In 2019, the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) selected Roxas for the Carl A. Grant Outstanding Research Award. In 2023, the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) selected Roxas for the Pritchy Smith Multicultural Educator of the Year Award.
 
 

EDUCATION

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI

PhD, Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Policy Program                           August 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA

MA, Education (Minor in Private School Administration)                                     August 2000

 

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN

BA, Government and Accounting (Minor in Public Policy)                                   May 1992

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Selected Refereed Book Chapters 

 

Gabriel, M., & Roxas, K. (2023). The power of a story: Catalyzing social change through photovoice projects. In English Language Learners: The Power of Culturally Relevant Pedagogies. Eds. Esmail, A., Pitre, A., Duhon-Ross, A., Blakely, J., & Baptiste, P. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.

Roxas, K., & Rios, F. (2023). The Intersection of Multicultural Education and Special Education in Theory and Practice. In Multicultural Special Education for Inclusive Classrooms Intersectional Teaching and Learning. Eds. Perzigian, A., & Aziz. New York: Routledge.

Roxas, K., Dade, K., & Rios, F. (2017). Institutionalizing internationalization within a college of education: Toward a more critical multicultural and glocal education perspective. In Multicultural Education in Glocal Perspectives (pp. 201-214). Singapore: Springer

 

Selected Refereed Articles

 

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2022). "The research that we need: Re-centering immigrant youth and their families through photovoice projects". Intercultural Education Journal, 33(3).

Roxas, K., & Velez, V. (2019). “We aren’t terrorists; we are good citizens”: The micro-invitations of immigrant high school students. The High School Journal.

Roxas, K., & Fruja, R. (2019). Teacher education and refugee students. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.285

Roxas, K., Gabriel, M., & Becker, K. (2017). “Mexicans are like thieves and bad people and we’re not really like that”: Immigrant youth speak back to racism and discrimination through a photovoice project. Journal of School Counseling, 15(9), 1-37.

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2017). Que luchen por su intereses (To fight for your interests): Unearthing critical counter-narratives of newcomer immigrant parents through the Photovoice Method. Journal of Latinos and Education, 16(3), 243-262.

Gabriel, M., Roxas, K., & Becker, K. (2017). Meeting, knowing, and affirming immigrant families through successful culturally responsive family engagement. Journal of Family Diversity in Education, 2(3), 1-18.

Fruja, R., & Roxas, K. (2016). Multicultural education and newcomer youth: Re-imagining a more inclusive vision for immigrant and refugee students. Educational Studies Journal, 52(2), 1-22. [This article won the Best Paper Award for 2016 from the American Educational Studies Association.]

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2016). Amplifying their voices: Creating spaces in schools for English language learners to share their cultural strengths and experiences. Educational Leadership Journal, 73(5), 78-81.

 

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

Peer-Reviewed International and National Refereed Presentations:

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2022). "The Power of a Story: Catalyzing Social Change with English Language Learners through Photovoice Projects”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA.

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2022). "It all depends on how you look at it.": Immigrant high school students' counter-narratives through photovoice projects. Paper presented at the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), Online Conference.

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2020). Activism in Education: PK-20 Educators Create a Movement of Change to Support Immigrant Students Through Photovoice. Paper presented at the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), Online Conference.

Roxas, K., & Gabriel, M. (2019). Sharing stories, sharing lives: Using photovoice projects with immigrant students and families. Paper presented at the International Association of Intercultural Education (IAIE) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 

Selected Invited Presentations at Conferences:

 

Roxas, K. (2022). The power of a story: Catalyzing social change with English language learners through Photovoice projects. Paper presentation at Seoul National University Center for Educational Research Conference invited by Dr. Sang Hwan Seong, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Roxas, K. (2020). The Research that We Need: The Re-centering of Immigrant Youth and their Families. Paper presentation at Korean Association of Multicultural Education Conference invited by Dr. Sang Hwan Seong, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Roxas, K. (2018). The power of story, visual imagery, and written narrative: Re-centering immigrant youth and their families through photovoice projects. Paper presentation invited by Dr. Susana Flores, College of Education, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.


SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

 

  • G. Pritchy Smith Multicultural Educator of the Year Award, National Association of Multicultural Education, 2023
  • Carl A. Grant Outstanding Research Award, National Association of Multicultural Education, 2019
  • Western Washington University, Nomination for Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award for Western Washington University, 2018-2019
  • Best Paper Award (2016), American Educational Studies Association.  
    • Fruja, R., & Roxas, K.  (2016). Multicultural education and newcomer youth: Re-imagining a more inclusive vision for immigrant and refugee students.  Educational Studies Journal, 52(2), 1-22. 
  • Visiting Scholar, Shanghai University, College of Arts and Sciences, Summer 2013
  • University of Wyoming, Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award for the College of Education Faculty, 2011-2012
  • Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University, Spring and Summer 2008
  • Dean’s Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2007-2008
  • Spencer Research Training Grant Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2006-2007
  • Summer Research Fellowship, College-Wide Competition, College of Education, Michigan State University, Summer 2006
  • Spencer Research Training Grant Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2005-2006
  • Dean’s Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2003-2005
  • Summer Research Fellowship Award, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, Summer 2005
  • Graduate Student International Travel Grant, International Studies and Programs Office, MSU, Fall 2004
  • Summer Research Fellowship Award, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, Summer 2004
  • Fulbright-Hays Vietnam Project, Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University, Summer 2004

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

American Educational Research Association

National Association for Multicultural Education

American Educational Studies Association

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development