Publications and Public Scholarship
Publications
Villavicencio, A., Hill, K., *Conlin, D. & Klevan, S. (2024). “A wound that was already festering:” The burdens of a racial justice program on teachers of color. Teachers College Record. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681241242200
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., Jaffe-Walter, R., Miranda, C. P., & Cherng, H.S. (2024). “The freedom to teach”: The role of autonomy in (re)professionalizing teachers in an immigrant serving school. Educational Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2024.2315981
Villavicencio, A., Gatlin, B., *Cawelti, L., & *Wegemer, C. (forthcoming). “I’m stretching myself as a teacher everyday”: Teacher professional growth and innovation during COVID-19. Journal of Educational Change.
Jaffe-Walter, R. & Villavicencio, A. (2023). Leaders’ negotiation enactment of teacher evaluation policy in immigrant-serving schools. Educational Policy, 37(2), 359-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048211015614
*Conlin, D., & Villavicencio, A. (2023). In their own words: Student perspectives on culturally responsive practices and programs. Urban Education.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859231180138
Villavicencio, A., Conlin, D., & Pagan, O. (2022). Research-Practice Partnerships in Pursuit of Racial Justice in Schools: Navigating a Hostile Sociopolitical Climate. Educational Policy. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08959048221130353
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., *Conlin, D., & Hill, K. (2022). “It’s a marathon not a sprint”: The implementation and outcomes of a yearlong racial justice intervention. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/233285842211076
Villavicencio, A., Miranda, C.P, Liu, J., & Cherng, H.Y.S. (2021) “What’s Going to Happen to Us?”: Cultivating Alliances with Immigrant Families in an Adverse Political Climate. Harvard Educational Review. https://doi.org/10.17763/1943-5045-91.3.293
Villavicencio, A. (2021) “School Leadership for Latinx, Immigrant Students and their Families: A Model of Advocacy and Critical Care.” Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research. https://journals.sfu.ca/cvj/index.php/cvj/article/view/145
Villavicencio, A., Jaffe-Walter, R., & Klevan, S. (2020). “You can’t close your door here:” Leveraging teacher collaboration to improve outcomes for immigrant English Learners. Teaching and Teacher Education, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103227
Villavicencio, A. & Tung, R. (Eds.) 2018). The Boys Aren’t Broken, The Systems Are Changing the Narrative about Young Men of Color. Voices in Urban Education, 48. Providence: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. https://www.annenberginstitute.org/publications/boys-arent-broken-systems-are-changing-narrative-about-young-men-color-vue-48
Villavicencio, A., Goldenberg, S., & Klevan, S. (2018). Understanding and Dismantling Barriers to College and Career Success for Black and Latino Young Men. In B. Bowser (Ed.) Racial Inequality in New York City: Looking Backward and Forward. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Villavicencio, A. (2017). Turning Around from Within: Using Internal Capacity to Improve Low- Performing Schools. In C. Meyers & M. Darwin (Eds.) Enduring Myths that Inhibit School Turnaround. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. https://sunypress.edu/Books/R/Racial-Inequality-in-New-York-City-since-19652
Klevan, S., & Villavicencio, A. (2017). Evaluating an Initiative for Black and Latino Male High School Students: A Mixed-Method Study. SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473994744
Byrne-Jimenez, M., Villavicencio, A., Rivera-McCutchen, R., & Torres, C. (2015). “Of and With: Stories of Belonging and Forging Multiple Latino/a Identities in Four Voices.” In F. Hernandez (ED.), Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds), 63-73. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/Abriendo-Puertas-Cerrando-Heridas-Opening/dp/168123064X
Villavicencio, A. (2015). Creating and Maintaining Student Diversity in Charter Schools: Strategies and Challenges for School Leaders. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 19(3), 300-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2014.986207
Villavicencio, A. (2013). “It’s Our Best Choice Right Now: Examining the Choice Options of Charter School Parents.” Education Policy Analysis Archives, 21(73). https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v21n81.2013
Scott, J. & Villavicencio, A. (2009). School Context and Charter School Achievement: A Framework for Understanding the Performance “Black Box.” Peabody Journal of Education, 84(2), 227-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/01619560902810161
Research Reports
Villavicencio, A., Hill. K., & Klevan, S. (2019). Building Teacher Capacity to Interrupt Racism in Schools: Evaluating the Work of the Center for Racial Justice in Education. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., & Kemple, James. (2018). The Expanded Success Initiative: Challenges and Progress in the Pursuit of College and Career Readiness for Black and Latino Young Men. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Fancsali, C., Martin, W., Mark, J., & Cole, R. (2018). Computer Science in New York City; An Early Look at Teacher Training Opportunities and the Landscape of CS Implementation in Schools. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Kirkland, D., Villavicencio, A., & Fergus, E. (2016). How can we improve school climate and discipline practices? Schools can do it, but not alone. New York: Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University.
Klevan, S., & Villavicencio, A. (2016). Strategies for Improving School Culture: Educator Reflections on Transforming the High School Experience for Black and Latino Young Men. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Schwab, B., & Layafette, C. (2016). Bridging The Gap: How the NYC DOE is Working to Bring Ed-Tech and Classrooms Together. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A. & Laing, T. (2016). Guides for Educators: Inside the ESI Schools’ Efforts to Boost College Readiness for Black and Latino Young Men. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Siman, N., Lafayette, C., & Kang, D. (2016). Connecting Teachers and Ed-Tech Developers: Lessons from NYC's "Gap App" Program. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., & Kang, D. (2015). Changing How High Schools Serve Black and Latino Young Men: A Report on NYC’s Expanded Success Initiative. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A. & Marinell, W. (2014). Understanding Success: The Strategies of 25 Effective Small Schools in NYC. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., & Wulach, S. (2014). Promising Opportunities for Black and Latino Young Men: Findings from the Early Implementation of the Expanded Success Initiative. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Klevan, S., Villavicencio, A., & Wulach, S. (2013). Preparing Black and Latino Males for College and Careers: A Description of the Schools and Strategies in NYC’s Expanded Success Initiative. New York, NY: Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A., Bhattacharya, D., & Guidry, B. (2013). Moving the Needle: Exploring Key Levers to Boost College Readiness among Black and Latino Males in NYC. New York NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Villavicencio, A. & Grayman, J. (2012). Learning from “Turnaround” Middle Schools: Strategies for Success. New York, NY: The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Public Scholarship
Villavicencio, A. (2023, April). Transforming schools and improving outcomes for boys of color. Phi Delta Kappan, 104(7), 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231168256
Villavicencio, A. (2022, November). Why schools going back to 'normal' won't work for students of color. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-schools-going-back-to-normal-wont-work-for-students-of-color-192228
Villavicencio, A. (2021, December). Partnerships with Immigrant Families in Politically Polarized Times. Voices in Education: The Blog of Harvard Education. https://www.hepg.org/blog/partnerships-with-immigrant-families-in-politicall
Villavicencio, A. (2020, November). Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning. Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-recommended-tools-for-online-learning/2020/11
Villavicencio, A. (2017, October). 4 Key Strategies for Improving School Culture for Black and Latino Male Students. Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-4-key-strategies-for-improving-school-culture-for-black-and-latino-male-students/2017/10
Villavicencio, A. (2012, May/June). Beating the Odds: Lesson from Turnaround Middle Schools. Education Update. http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2012/MAY/HTML/spot-beatingtheodds.html
Villavicencio, A. (2011). School Integration: The Ongoing Civil Rights Battle. NAACP Brock Report. https://thebrockreport.net/school-integration-the-ongoing-civil-rights-battle/