Associate Professor
Department of Education
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice
Dr. Gabriela Mendez received a Fulbright scholarship to obtain her master’s degree
in Curriculum and Instruction at the Pennsylvania State University, where she also
obtained her Ph.D. degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 2006. Dr. Mendez has been
a high school principal and taught at all educational levels. She worked at the Argentinean
Ministry of Education, promoting educational innovations and implementing professional
development for school principals and superintendents.
At Penn State, she was a Curriculum instructor for the Teacher Preparation program
and a Supervisor for the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Dr. Mendez
joined Nova Southeastern University in 2007 and is an associate professor at the Abraham
S. Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice.
At NSU, she develops curriculum and teaches doctoral and master’s level courses on
curriculum, assessment, and educational leadership. Her research focuses on curriculum,
equity, and issues of identity, and online education. She has recently co-led the
curriculum reconstruction of an online competency-based adaptive learning Master’s
degree in Educational Leadership that focuses on equity. Since 2020 Dr. Mendez has
been researching online education for middle and high school students in the context
of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Dr. Mendez is passionate about education and equity and is a member of several organizations
that promote these values, such as the Hispanic Education Coalition of Palm Beach
County and the NSU Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council.
Ph. D. - The Pennsylvania State University - Curriculum and Instruction