Sandra Silva-Enos

Sandra Silva-Enos, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education in the School of Education and Social Work at Providence College. Her research is guided by commitments to sociocultural competence, human rights, and social justice, with a focus on creating equitable and inclusive learning environments for multilingual students, particularly Latino/a/x/e, Black, and immigrant youth. She examines how sociocultural competence can be lived out in dual language bilingual classrooms and how identity development and belonging take shape in academic spaces. She also works with teachers and pre-service teachers to build the skills and dispositions needed to engage diverse families and communities while advancing equity in education.