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Dr. Lisa Porter

Associate Professor of Sociology

James Madison University

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College of Arts and Letters

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Sociology

Dr. Lisa Porter is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Letters Associate Professor of Sociology at James Madison University.

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James Madison University

Associate Professor of Sociology

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education sociology community engagement social sciences cultural diversity higher education community-engaged research social policy inclusive education child-computer interaction intercultural studies community building multiculturalism sociology of education intercultural education community practice education family involvement pura vida equitable family engagement costa rica humanities equity civic engagement community development politics academic ethic professional development bilingual education latino studies ethnic studies family relations political studies educational strategies performative teaching counseling psychology supportive care school psychology educational equity model (person) power relations hidden curriculum educational communication teacher enhancement teacher preparation intercultural communication cultural sensitivity rural education educational systems parent leadership latin american diaspora cultural identity latin american studies family policy family diversity family dynamics critical thinking curriculum inquiry research-practice partnerships educational services digital culture technology integration technology assessment transnational mobility family trust school-parent partnerships university-community engagement liminal spaces risky collaboration technological spaces cld familial voices dual immersion programs building intercultural ties educational alternatives luchando contra latinx/e/o families k12 settings teaching sociology pop culture social change educational technology

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School Counseling Students’ Service-Learning Experience During the Pandemic: Implications for Training in Community Partnerships. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy (2025)

public healthcommunity engagementcommunity partnershipsservicelearningresearch-practice partnershipseducationhealth educationschool psychologyeducational servicescommunity-engaged researchcommunity practice educationcounseling psychologysupportive carementorship

Luchando Contra La Corriente: Failed Promises in Addressing the Needs of Latinx/E/O Families in K12 Settings. Teacher College Press (2024)

intercultural studiescultural identitylatin american studiesethnic studieslatinx/e/o familiesspanishluchando contrak12 settingslatino studiesculturesociolinguisticslatin american diasporacultural studies

Navigating Liminal Spaces in University-Community Engagement: Risky Collaboration in Times of Crisis. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (2023)

university-community engagementcivic engagementcommunity developmentcommunity engagementhigher educationacademic ethicrisky collaborationliminal spacessocial scienceseducationcommunity buildingcommunity-engaged researchcommunity practice education

PLEXIGLASS: How Power, Policy and Politics Create a Mirage of Equitable Family Engagement. Journal for Multicultural Education (2021)

Lisa PorterKatherine Barko-AlvaSocorro Guadalupe Herrera

family involvementpolitical sciencepoliticspower relationspublic policymulticulturalismsocial policyequitable family engagementjournalismcultural diversity

PLEXIGLASS: How Power, Policy and Politics Create a Mirage of Equitable Family Engagement. Journal for Multicultural Education (2021)

family dynamicsfamily policypolitical sciencefamily diversitypolitical studiessociologyhow powersocial sciencessocial changesocial inequalitypolitical sociologysocial policysocial relationspolitics createequitable family engagementfamily relationssocial justice

Review of Critical Pedagogy: An Exploration of Contemporary Themes and Issues. Routledge New York (2021)

critical thinkingeducationcritical pedagogycurriculum inquiryeducational strategiescontemporary themesperformative teachingphilosophyeducational researchpreservice teacher education

Equity in School-Parent Partnerships: Cultivating Community and Family Trust in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. (2020)

Lisa PorterSocorro G. HerreraKatherine Barko-Alva

humanitiescommunity engagementhigher educationsociologyfamily trustsocial sciencesequitymulticulturalismcommunity buildingschool-parent partnershipsintercultural educationeducational equitysociology of educationcultural diversity

Fearful No More: Teachers Amplifying Cld Familial Voices in Technological Spaces. MinneTESOL Journal (2020)

teacher preparationcommunicationchild-computer interactioneducationinclusive educationeducational communicationhidden curriculumteacher educationprofessional developmenttechnological spaceseducational technologyteacher enhancementcld familial voiceseducational research

Technology as Technocracy: Educators’ Conscientious Use of Technology for Authentic Family Engagement. AACE: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (2020)

conscientious usedigital culturecommunity engagementsociologychild-computer interactionscience and technology studieseducationfamily studiestechnology integrationdigital mediumseducational technologyauthentic family engagementtechnology assessment

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Dr. Lisa Porter

Associate Professor of Sociology

James Madison University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Sociology

Dr. Lisa Porter is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Letters Associate Professor of Sociology at James Madison University.

Honors

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Dr. Lisa Porter

James Madison University

Associate Professor of Sociology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

School Counseling Students’ Service-Learning Experience During the Pandemic: Implications for Training in Community Partnerships. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy (2025)

Luchando Contra La Corriente: Failed Promises in Addressing the Needs of Latinx/E/O Families in K12 Settings. Teacher College Press (2024)

Navigating Liminal Spaces in University-Community Engagement: Risky Collaboration in Times of Crisis. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (2023)

PLEXIGLASS: How Power, Policy and Politics Create a Mirage of Equitable Family Engagement. Journal for Multicultural Education (2021)

Lisa PorterKatherine Barko-AlvaSocorro Guadalupe Herrera

family involvementpolitical sciencepoliticspower relationspublic policymulticulturalismsocial policyequitable family engagementjournalismcultural diversity

PLEXIGLASS: How Power, Policy and Politics Create a Mirage of Equitable Family Engagement. Journal for Multicultural Education (2021)

Review of Critical Pedagogy: An Exploration of Contemporary Themes and Issues. Routledge New York (2021)

critical thinkingeducationcritical pedagogycurriculum inquiryeducational strategiescontemporary themesperformative teachingphilosophyeducational researchpreservice teacher education

Equity in School-Parent Partnerships: Cultivating Community and Family Trust in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. (2020)

Lisa PorterSocorro G. HerreraKatherine Barko-Alva

Fearful No More: Teachers Amplifying Cld Familial Voices in Technological Spaces. MinneTESOL Journal (2020)

Technology as Technocracy: Educators’ Conscientious Use of Technology for Authentic Family Engagement. AACE: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (2020)

Looking for Pura Vida. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education (2019)

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