Dr. Gabriel Cortez
Gabriel
A.
Cortez
Ph.D.
Professor, Director of ENLACE Leadership Institute
Literacy, Leadership, Development and Special Education
College of Education
(773) 442-5537
Expertise
Community Relations
Courses Taught
LEAD 421: Educational Leadership and Organizational Studies
LEAD 429: Research Design and Analysis of Educational Data
LEAD 431: School and Community Relations
LEAD 495: Practicum in Higher Education
Research Interests
Grassroots activism in education; intercultural relations; cultural identity; globalization; and Chicago history.
Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Educational Policy Studies, Ph.D.

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Educational Policy Studies, M.Ed.

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
History & U.S./Latin-American Studies, B.A.

Selected Publications

Cortez, G.A. (2013). Occupy Public Education: A Community's Struggle for Educational Resources in the Era of Privatization. Equity & Excellence in Education, 46(1), PP 7-19.

Cortez, G.A. (Spring 2013). Re-framing, Re-imagning, and Re-tooling Curricula from the Grassroots: The Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Taskforce. Current Issues in Comparative Education, 15(2), PP 84-95.

Room LWH 4016
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5537
Office Hours
By appointment
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
El Centro
Main Campus
University Center Lake County
Dr. Noreen Powers
Noreen
Powers
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Literacy, Leadership, Development and Special Education
College of Education
(773) 442-5395
Courses Taught
LEAD 421: Educational Leadership and Organizational Studies
LEAD 429: Research Design and Analysis of Education Data
LEAD 436: Human Resources in Administration of Education
LEAD 434: Internship I
LEAD 435: Internship II
LEAD 437: Internship III
Research Interests
New School Leaders; Education Leadership Prek-12, Leadership Development and Effective Mentoring, School Improvement, Technology and Adult Learners.
Education

DePaul University, Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.

DePaul University, Elementary Education, M.A.

DePaul University, Industrial Organizational Psychology, B.A.

Selected Publications

Wartalski, R., Powers, N., & Kritikos, E. (2021). Instructional Ideas for Junior Faculty: Cultivating Teaching Practices with Adults Learners. Athens Journal of Education.

Powers, N., & Wartalski, R. (2021). Junior faculty advising for effective student growth and academic success: A qualitative study. Teacher-Scholar: The Journal of the State Comprehensive University, 10(1), 1-28.

Powers, N. (2009), Female Students as Online Learners: A Case Study in Navigating Academic Success. Academic Exchange Quarterly Journal, ISSN 1096-1453

Room LWH 3009
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5395
Office Hours
By appointment
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
Main Campus
University Center Lake County