Research Discipline/Bio
Carmen Lugo Llerena is a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Early Childhood Program in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching. Her research examines how young children make sense of the world around them, construct their identities, and develop a shared culture through their affinities derived from popular media texts. At TC, Carmen has taught courses related to home, school, and community partnerships; literacy; and public pedagogies.
Carmen is a former early childhood educator with over 20 years of experience teaching in the NYC DOE, serving students in dual language, ASD Nest, and progressive education programs. As an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English, Carmen serves on the Elementary Section Steering Committee and the board of the Early Childhood Education Assembly. Previously, she sat on the Board of Trustees of the Research Foundation. Carmen is also a member of the American Educational Research Association.
Educational Background
M.S. Early Childhood Education (Bilingual Extension)
City University of New York, 2004
B.S. Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Administration
University of Massachusetts, 1994
Publications/Exhibitions
Llerena, C. L., & Yoon, H. S. (2024). “Saving a picture forever”: Documenting and curating “truthful” images at school. Anthropology & Education Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.10.1111/aeq.12534
Yoon, H. S., & Llerena, C. L. (2020). Transnational friendships and fluid boundaries in early childhood classrooms: The possibilities of (un) productive play in teacher-researcher collaborations for equity. Urban Education, 55(6), 865-891. https://doi-org.10.1177/0042085919892048
Llerena, C. L. (2020). Students’ right to representation in the early childhood curriculum. In M. Souto-Manning (Ed.), In the pursuit of justice (pp. 27-38).
Souto-Manning, M., Llerena, C. L., Martell, J., Maguire, A. S., & Arce-Boardman, A. (2018). No more culturally irrelevant teaching. Heinemann.
Yoon, H. S., Llerena, C., & Brooks, E. (2016). The unfolding of Lucas’s story in an inclusive classroom: Living, playing, and becoming in the social world of kindergarten. Occasional Paper Series, 2016(36), 60-78. https://doi.org/10.58295/2375-3668.1162
Last Updated: Nov 2, 2024