Martinez-Cosio, M. (2008). Parents’ roles in mediating and buffering the implementation of an urban school reform. Education and Urban Society. In press.
2008
Ausbrooks, C., Barrett, E.; & Martinez-Cosio, M. Ethical Issues in Disaster Research: Lessons from Katrina. Population Research & Policy Review 27(6), December 2008 issue.
2008
Barrett, E.; Ausbrooks, C. ,Martinez-Cosio, M. & (2008) The School as a Source of Support for Katrina Evacuated Youth. Children, Youth and Environment, 18 (2).
2008
Book Review: Blue Chip Black: Race, Class and Status in the New Black Middle Class. City and Community, 7 (3).
2007
Martinez-Cosio, M. & Iannacone. R. (2007). The Tenuous Role of Institutional Agents: Parent Liaisons as Cultural Brokers. Education and Urban Society, 39(3): 349-369.
Presentations and Projects
2008. “School Counselors’ “Role Drift” and Katrina.” Panel discussion for American Educational Research Association Conference, New York City March 24 - 28, 2008
with co-authors Barrett, E. & Ausbrooks, C.
2009. Stop 6, TCYC and SUPA Community Service Partnership 2009
UTA Community Service Learning Conference, March 4, 2009, Arlington, Texas.
2008. “Label or Integrate: School Counselors Respond to Katrina.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1-4, 2008.
Barrett, E. & Ausbrooks, C.
2008. Martinez-Cosio, M. & Rabinowitz-Bussell, M. “A Tale of Two Foundations: Family Foundations and Redevelopment.”
Paper presentation for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Joint Congress, July 2008 in Chicago.
2007. Martinez-Cosio, M. “Reintroducing Race into Gentrification.” Paper presented at 2007 American Sociological Association Annual meeting, New York.
2006. Barrett, E.; Martinez-Cosio, M. & Carrie Ausbrooks. (2006). Participated in poster session for NSF Human and Social Dynamics meeting for researchers. September 14-14, 2006 in Washington D.C.
2005. Martinez-Cosio, M. "Democratic Participation and Resistance: A Map of Political Strategies in an Urban School Reform." UTA Center for Theory Colloquia Fall Lecture Series.
2005. Martinez-Cosio, M. (2005). "Making the Transition from Parent Volunteer to Advocate." American Sociological Association Annual meeting, Philadelphia. Paper Session on Class, Cultural Capital and Education.
Appointments
Duration
Rank
Department / School
College / Office
University / Company
Current
Assistant Professor
Urban/Public Affairs
School of Urban and Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Arlington
Support
Duration
Title
Sponsor
Amount
Status
2009-2009
With M. Rabinowitz. Private Foundations’ Role in “Race to the Top Initiatives”: Investment in People vs. Investment in Places.
Lincoln Institute for Land Policy
10,000
Current
2008-2009
Latino Middle Class-Passing Advantage to Children
SUPA
1,000
Current
2007
UTA Professional Development Travel award
UTA
$1,000
Previous
2007
UTA Research Excellence Award
UTA
Current
2006--2008
With E. Barrett & C. Ausbrooks.The Role of Schools in Mediating the Adjustment of Katrina Adolescent Evacuees
National Science Foundation
$165,000
Previous
2005
Faculty Research Associate Award
UTA's Center for U.S. Mexico Studies
Previous
2004-2005
UTA Faculty Enhancement Grant
UTA
$6,600
Previous
News Articles
PBS Documentary: The Price of Renewal
April 20, 2006: Dr. Cosio appeared in a nationally televised PBS documentary on urban renewal and ethnic change in California. She provided research assistance to PBS-TV producer Paul Espinosa and was interviewed for the segment titled "The Price of Renewal" on the work of Price Charities in the community of City Heights. The documentary aired nationally on PBS in April and will air on KERA in June 2006.
This course examines current education policy and programs, including public school districts, charter schools, and vouchers; economic and political aspects. We will focus on the role of race, class, public resources, culture and politics as they shape education policy throughout U.S. history and in contemporary times. Readings in this course will present various approaches to answering questions about the role of education in a postmodern society and students are expected to engage in a critical reading of the authors' arguments. The primary task of this course will be for students to prepare a policy brief on an urban education issue that will be shared with policymakers.
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The Metroplex provides an ideal laboratory for study with more than 100 cities and other governmental units, thousands of neighborhoods and business enterprises, major concentration of minorities and dozens of ethnic groups. An in-depth orientation on urban dynamics utilizing senior faculty members, governmental and community leaders, and current research reports and studies will be used. Students will acquire a broader understanding of urban dynamics through site visits, readings and in-class discussions that will help place urban issues into context.
Students work in teams and choose an urban policy topic (youth incarceration; "green development"; water reclamation, new urbanism projects; education, etc.) and develop a visit to a site with speaker that illustrates that issue. Readings accompany each visit which are posted on a class MavSpace site. A final paper which consists of an in-depth analysis of an element of the student's group project is required, as well as participation in each week's visit and class discussion after every visit.
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This seminar is a capstone course that aims to review and help you synthesize, contextualize and seek conclusions, implications and consequences for theories and concepts you have learned through your graduate coursework in urban public policy, including economics, political science and sociology. Students will also work on writing strategies and critical thinking skills aimed at preparing them for the doctoral comprehensive exams.
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The Metroplex provides an ideal laboratory for study with more than 100 cities and other governmental units, thousands of neighborhoods and business enterprises, major concentration of minorities and dozens of ethnic groups. An in-depth orientation on urban dynamics utilizing senior faculty members, governmental and community leaders, and current research reports and studies will be used. Students will acquire a broader understanding of urban dynamics through site visits, readings and in-class discussions that will help place urban issues into context.
Contact Information UH Phone: 817 272-3302 Email: mcosio@uta.edu
This course examines the structure and processes in the development of community and neighborhood organizations. Special emphasis is given to poverty and minority communities and neighborhoods. We will examine the processes of organizing and empowering communities, and how these are linked to public policy in the United States. A central element of community organization is civic participation. This issue will be placed in the context of debates on social capital, and on the limits of the welfare state and the state's role in rebuilding the urban community's social infrastructure. The focus will be on: • building community and civic capacities for problem solving; and • developing public policies that reinforce this and expand active and responsible roles of citizens. Students will be expected to engage in active and collaborative learning, particularly in presenting case studies and connecting these to underlying analytic issues and policy options.
Contact Information UH Phone: 817 272-3302 Email: mcosio@uta.edu
This course examines current education policy and programs, including public school districts, charter schools, and vouchers; economic and political aspects. We will focus on the role of race, class, public resources, culture and politics as they shape education policy throughout U.S. history and in contemporary times. Readings in this course will present various approaches to answering questions about the role of education in a postmodern society and students are expected to engage in a critical reading of the authors' arguments. The primary task of this course will be for students to prepare a policy brief on an urban education issue that will be shared with policymakers.
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This course examines the foundational theoretical perspectives of urban society. Special emphasis is given to understanding and evaluating social theories, particularly as they apply to postmodern cities. I am also interested in exploring what is urban. And more importantly, how does race, class and gender intersect with urban space.
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Measurable Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will be able to describe the major sociological theories of U.S. urban society
• Students will be able to critique and analyze theories of U.S. urban society and apply them to select subject areas
• Students will create a literature review appropriate for a graduate level course
• Students will learn to analyze their peers’ writing by engaging in a critique/peer review.
• Students will demonstrate their ability to analyze and edit their own writing using APA style.
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