Fernando Valle

Affiliation

Texas Tech University/College of Education

Biography

Dr. Valle is a full professor in the Educational Psychology, Leadership, & Counseling Department in the College of Education at Texas Tech University. Previously, he served as Department Chair for both the Special Education and Teacher Education Departments, Educational Leadership Program Coordinator, and Federal and State Grant Director. He has led over $14 million in I3 Innovation, Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED), and Bilingual Education Federal Grants. He continues to lead implementation cycles of the Texas Education Agency Principal Residency district to university partnership grants across Texas. He is a former American Education Research Association Clark Scholar, American Association of Hispanic in Higher Education (AAHHE) Graduate and Faculty Fellow, and recipient of the President's Excellence in Teaching and President's Excellence in Diversity and Equity Awards.