Maria Timmons Flores

Maria Timmons Flores is a Professor at Western Washington University, specializing in bilingual/multicultural education and social/environmental justice. She holds a BA from Western Washington University, an MEd from Huxley College (Western Washington University), and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Her research focuses on supporting bilingual teachers, academic language proficiency for English learners, and culturally sustaining approaches for immigrant/migrant youth. She directs the Bridges Project: Building Bridges with Migrant Youth, which provides higher education access through culturally responsive methods.

She teaches courses such as Second Language Acquisition, Methods for Teaching ELLs, and Bridging Barriers with Migrant Youth. No academic awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.