Sandra Mercuri

Dr. Sandra Mercuri is an educator and bilingual education consultant from Argentina who has taught in K–12 schools and at the college level in both Argentina and the United States. She was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, Brownsville, taught courses in bilingual education and biliteracy, and has researched academic language development, scientific literacy, and long-term professional development for teachers of English learners.

Her published work includes Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators with Yvonne S. Freeman and David E. Freeman, including the second edition, and Supporting Literacy Through Science. She has also co-authored Closing the Achievement Gap and Research-based Strategies for English Language Learners, and has published articles in journals including TESOL Quarterly, Talking Points, EJLT(S), and the NABE Journal.