I am currently an Assistant Professor of Education at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas (USA). I joined the School of Education at TWU in August, 2009. I teach in the areas of bilingual education, English as a second language, early literacy, and multicultural education.

I have been an educator for over 15 years. I have taught courses at Texas Woman's University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of North Texas. My prior experience includes serving students, parents, and teachers as Bilingual/ESL teacher, Bilingual/ESL PK-12th school district coordinator, early literacy programs coordinator, and grant administrator.

I am interested in issues dealing with language acquisition, early literacy, Bilingual/ESL education, advocacy, teacher preparation, and professional development.

Contact Information:

Annette Torres Elías, Ph.D.

School of Education

Texas Wesleyan University

1201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth, TX 76105

Telephone: 817-531-4216, Fax: 817-531-4814

E-mail: atorres@txwes.edu