Antonio Estudillo, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Teacher Education
Teacher Preparation
Simkins Hall
Phone: (509) 865-8525
Ext: 2121
Dr. Estudillo (he/him/él) is associate professor and chair of the Teacher Preparation Program at Heritage University. His leadership in higher education includes previous roles as a faculty member, director, acting chair and leader of community-engaged research and practice initiatives.
He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education; as section co-editor of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement; on the editorial review board of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education Journal; and on the editorial board of the Journal of First-Generation Student Success.
Dr. Estudillo previously served on the board of directors of the Hispanic Academic Achievement Program, Yakima Chapter, founded in 1993. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Yakima program through the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce.
He was both a Graduate Fellow and Faculty Fellow of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Dr. Estudillo was born and raised in the Yakima Valley in Washington state.
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
M.A., Gonzaga University
B.A., Washington State University
Publications
See Google Scholar
Research Interests
Equity-in-Practice; Educational Justice
Contexts Centered on Equity in the Schools and Higher Education
Developmental/Educational Trajectories for Children and Adolescents
United States Latina/o/x/e Education