Professor in Bilingual/Dual Language/Biliteracy/English Learner Education. Research and specializations focus on district-wide implementation of Dual Language Bilingual Education, Biliteracy; and in EL Schooling. Directs Literacy/Biliteracy Camp for public school students and America Reads, Provost Faculty Fellow for Community Engagement.

• Ph D in Applied Linguistics/Bilingual Education, Georgetown University (1994)
• MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Texas at El Paso (1977)

• Supports for Students Who are English Learners. EdResearch for Recovery Brief No. 15 (2020), , , , ELENA IZQUIERDO.
• A School Leadership Framework for Dual Language Springer International Publishing 18 1 (2019), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.
• Dual language for all: Central office leadership in the El Paso Independent School District Springer International Publishing 18 1 (2019), ELENA IZQUIERDO, David E. DeMatthews, ELENA IZQUIERDO.
• Implications for the future Springer International Publishing 18 1 (2019), ELENA IZQUIERDO.
• Injustice and redemption: The education of Latina/o emergent bilinguals Springer International Publishing 18 1 (2019), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.
• Leading dual language: Twenty years of innovation in a borderland elementary school Springer International Publishing 18 1 (2019), ELENA IZQUIERDO.
• Principal Burnout: How Urban School Leaders Experience Secondary Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border Leadership and Policy in Schools 18:4, (2019), David E. DeMatthews, ELENA IZQUIERDO, ELENA IZQUIERDO.
• Principal Burnout: How Urban School Leaders Experience Secondary Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border Leadership and Policy in Schools (2018), David E. DeMatthews, Paul Carrola, David Knight, Elena Izquierdo.
• Dual language education and English language learners: Paradigms, practices, and promises Springer (2018), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.
• Supporting Mexican American immigrant students on the border. A case study of culturally responsive leadership in a dual language elementary school Urban Education (2018), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.
• Authentic and social justice leadership: A case study of an exemplary principal Journal of School Leadership 27 (in press), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.
• Righting past wrongs: A superintendent's social justice leadership for dual language education along the US-Mexico border Education Policy Analysis Archives (in press), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo, David Knight.
• A balancing act: School budgeting and resource allocation on a new dual language campus Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (in press), David Knight, Elena Izquierdo, David E. DeMatthews.
• School leadership for Latina/o bilingual children: A social justice leadership approach Educational Forum (in press), David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo.

• University Community Partnerships during the COVID Pandemic (2020), Volume UTEP, Mark W. Lusk, Jeremy Slack, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Elena Izquierdo.
• Principal burnout, accomplishment, and secondary trauma: A mixed-method study of school leader emotions (2018), Volume New York, NY, David E. DeMatthews, Paul Carrola, David Knight, Elena Izquierdo.
• Decolonizing Borderland Teacher Preparation Programs to meet the needs of South/ North Latinos English Language Learners (2018), Volume Mexico City, Mexico, Elena Izquierdo, Elva Reza-Lopez.
• Leadership Matters: District-wide Dual Language Education (2017), Volume Santa Fe, New Mexico, Elena Izquierdo, Ivonne Durant, Laila Ferris.
• Practice in the Borderlands: Teaching and Teacher Education, and the Promise of Educational Opportunities (2017), Volume San Antonio, Texas, Elena Izquierdo, David DeMathews.
• Social justice leadership on the border: Fostering dual language education and meaningful family engagement for historically marginalized communities (2017), Volume San Antonio, Elena Izquierdo, David E. DeMatthews.
• Tugging at heartstrings: A mixed-method study of secondary trauma and school leadership in the borderland (2017), Volume San Antonio, David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo, Paul Carrola.
• Social justice leadership on the border: Fostering dual language education and meaningful family engagement for historically marginalized communities (2017), Volume San Antonio, Elena Izquierdo, David E: DeMatthews, .
• District-wide Instructional Shifts with Dual Language Education (2016), Volume Santa Fe, New Mexico, Elena Izquierdo.
• Rigor for English Learners. (2016), Volume Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Elena Izquierdo, Rebecca Beck.
• Making a Difference for Long Term English Learners: Effective Uses of Technology for Success with Rigorous Performance Standards. (2016), Volume Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Elena Izquierdo.
• Diverse parent perspectives of bilingual education: A case study of a district dual language program (2016), Volume Washington, DC, Elena Izquierdo, David E. DeMatthews.
• Leading dual language programs: Social justice leadership along the US-Mexico border (2016), Volume Washington, DC, David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo, Vanessa E. Mendoza.
• I'm exhausted, it never stops: Principals, vulnerable students, and compassion fatigue in challenging school contexts (2016), Volume Detroit, David E. DeMatthews, Elena Izquierdo, Paul Carrola.
• Policy & Population: Educating the New Demographic Majority (2016), Volume El Paso, TX, Elena Izquierdo, PI Project LEAD, Superintendent Richard Carranza, Superintendent Juan Cabrera, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa.

• Project LEAD
• Annual Report of the Project Leadership in English Acquisition, Academic Achievement, and Development (LEAD), Title III $1.8 National Professional Development Grant. (2012-2013)
• Project Leadership in English Acquisition, Academic Achievement, and Development (LEAD), Title III $1.8 National Professional Development Grant. (2012-2013)