Nuñez completed her bachelor’s degree in Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education from the University of Texas-Pan American, her Ed.M. in Reading and Literacy from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and her Ph.D. in Bilingual, Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

What does your research focus on? 

My research is at the intersection of race, bi/multilingualism and bi/literacies, border crossing, education, and social justice. It focuses on the school experiences of bi/multilingual students from diverse backgrounds, exploring and examining the everyday cultural and linguistic resources that they bring into K-5 biliteracy classrooms. A former bilingual elementary teacher, through my work I aim to offer educators ways to create more socially and linguistically just teaching and learning experiences for all students.