Adeline Becker
Executive Director:
Education Alliance
Phone: +1 401 863 9550
Adeline_Becker@Brown.EDU
Professor Becker works in the areas of urban school reform, second language acquisition, bilingual education, first and second language literacy, and cross-cultural studies of language acquisition.
Biography
Adeline Becker is Executive Director of The Education Alliance for Equity and Excellence and a Clinical Professor of Education. The Education Alliance is a department that addresses issues of equity and diversity in the public schools through research, consultations and technical assistance. Among the many programs housed at the Alliance are the New England Equity Assistance Center, the Superintendents' Leadership Council and the Masters program in ESL/Bilingual Education and Cross Cultural Studies. Dr. Becker has been at Brown University with appointments in the Departments of Education and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies for over thirty years.
Dr. Becker's research interests focus on issues of literacy and educational leadership, especially as they apply to the needs of second language learners. The recipient of two Fulbright awards, Dr. Becker designed graduate programs in education for several universities in Brazil. Her MA degree in Portuguese Bilingual Studies and her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology are from Brown University.
Interests
The Role of the University in School Reform
Degrees
Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, Brown University
Awards
2006 Latin American Studies Course Preparation Award
2003 Northeast Superintendents Leadership Citation
1984, 1998, 2003 Wayland Collegium Study Grants, Brown University
1993 U.S. Embassy Award: International Latin America/USA Conference,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
1992 Fulbright Award, Lecture/Research in Bahia, Brazil
1991 National Assoc. of Bilingual Education Academic Recognition Award
1987 Fulbright Award, Lecture/Research in Recife, Brazil
1985 Scholarship from Ministerio dos Negocios Estrangeiros, Portugal
- for Summer Study in the Azores, Portugal
1982 Portuguese Government Award for Community Service
1981 R. I. Governor's Award: Multicultural Education
1981 National Education Citation: Rhode Island Heritage Commission
1979 R. I. Governor's Citation: International Year of the Child
1979-1982 Brown University Summer Research Awards
Affiliations
2007-present: Editorial Board, Brazil Quartet Editora & Comunicacao Ltda, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
2004-2006: NEKIA Board of Directors
2004-present: Convener, Assoc. of Deans, Chairs and Directors in Higher Education
2004-present: Convener, Collaborative Alliance Network
2004-2007: Advisory Board, Consortium for Educational Leadership in Puerto Rico
2003 - 2004: Executive Board, National Education Knowledge Industry Association
2002-present: Board of Advisors, International Institute of Rhode Island
1999 - 2003: Annenberg Institute Advisory Board
1999: Bilingual Education Research Coordinating Council, U. S. D.O.E.
1998 - 2000: Charter School Advisory Board, International Institute
1997: Program Review Team, Texas A & M
1997: Program Planning Committee, AACTE
1996-2006: National Education Knowledge Industry Association, (NEKIA) Board of Directors
1996: NetTech Regional Consortium Advisory Board at CUNY
1996: Northeast Eisenhower Math &Science Collaborative Advisory Board, TERC
1995 - 1997: Rhode Island State Goals 2000 Panel
1995: National Planning Committee - National Migrant Conference
1993 - 1996: The Education Alliance Press Publication Committee
1993-1997: Rhode Island Child Opportunity Zones (COZ) Advisory Committee
1993-1994: Acting Chair, Rhode Island Families First
1993: Advisor, EdD Program UFBA, Bahia, Brazil
1992-1995: Rhode Island Education Outcomes and Assessment Committee
1990-1992: Blue Ribbon Task Force, Special Education/Language Minority Interface,
Rhode Island State Department of Education
1990 - 1999: Conference Program Committee Chair and Reader: National Migrant
Conference, NABE, TESOL
1990 - 1995: Advisory Council National Research Center for Gifted/Talented Students
1990-present: Fellow, Wayland Collegium, Brown University
1989 - 1996: Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press
1980 - 1998: Co-Chair, Rhode Island State Advisory Council for Limited English
Proficient Students
1978-1992: Executive Board, Rhode Island NABE/TESOL Affiliate (RIABE/ESL)
1977-present: American Anthropology Association (AAA)
1977-present: Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE)
1977 - 1992: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Funded Research
N/A
