Rene Saldana
Assistant Professor of
Language and Literacy
OFFICE LOCATION
316 Education
MAILING ADDRESS
Texas Tech University
College of Education
Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
DIRECT PHONE
806-834-2550
DEPARTMENT PHONE
806-742-1958
FAX NUMBER
806-742-2179
EMAIL ADDRESS
rene.saldana@ttu.edu
Academic Preparation
Dr. Saldana is a writer of adolescent novels and stores, as well as being an Assistant Professor in Language and Literacy. He obtained his bachelors at Bob Jones University, his master's at Clemson, and his Ph.D. at Georgia State University.
Research Interests
Dr. Saldana has become increasingly interested in the use of culturally relevant literature in the underrepresented classrooms, more specifically at the middle school level. He believes that if reluctant and non-readers are shown literature that validates them and their culture in respectful and accurate ways, they will be more encouraged to take a more active role in their own literacy education.
Literary Projects
At present, Dr. Saldana is putting the finishing touches on an anthology of stories for young adults about how young people cope when they are faced with Alzheimer’s sufferers. Once this is completed, he will continue working on his next novel for young adults, which also has to do with Alzheimer’s Disease and adoption. In addition, he is working on a second short story collection for young adults.