Moises Salinas

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Moises Salinas, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology. Born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1966, was involved in Zionist activities from age 15 when he attended the Aluma Institute for Jewish Education, which was a program in Jewish education and leadership. He then served as a youth councilor in the Dor Hadash Zionist Organization in Mexico City. Later (1985-6), he served as Secretary General of the movement that had about 150 members, and designed educational activities for youth aged 10-18.

Dr. Salinas first came to Israel in 1984-5 when he attended the Machon L'Madrichei Chutz La'Aretz, the Institute for Youth Leaders Abroad in Jerusalem, which was a program in Zionist leadership and education. He returned to Israel in 1986 to study at the Hebrew University, earning his BA in Educational Psychology (Cum Laude) in 1991. While studying, he worked and volunteered on a kibbutz as an adoptive student during the weekends and vacations, and worked in the Diaspora Museum and in several voluntary organizations in Jerusalem. He was an active participant of the Peace Now (Hebrew: שלום עכשיו) movement and a member of the Mapam party student wing.

Returning to Mexico City in 1991 to resume his studies, Dr. Salinas completed his MA in Psychology (he minored in Jewish Studies) in 1994. In 1998, he earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Salinas then moved to Hartford, Connecticut where he continued in his academic and Zionist leadership activities.

He served as editor of the Educational Psychology Review at the University of Texas at Austin. His research has been published in a variety of publications, including the Journal of Black Psychology and Computers and Education. He has co-authored papers with renowned psychologists Claude Steele, Joshua Aronson, and Richard Valencia.

He has worked at Central Connecticut State University since 1999. His research focuses on the effects of stereotypes on academic performance, and reducing the performance gap between minorities and non-minorities through learner-centered education. He has published a large number of articles and chapters on areas related to educational and social psychological issues. His first book, “The Politics of Stereotypes: Affirmative Action and Psychology” was published by Greenwood-Praeger in 2003. His second book, "Planting Hatred, Sawing Pain: The Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflicit" is scheduled for publication in May of 2007.

Salinas has been featured in a number of external sources. He was profiled in the Jewish ledger and selected as one of Connecticut's Jewish Movers and Shakers in 2005. Hispanic Outlook Magazine published a full feature article as one of the top Hispanic researchers in the United States. He was alsp featured in the Education Digest in 2004. His books have been reviewed in Choice Magazine, in the New Britain Herald and in a number of other newspapers around the U.S. and Mexico, and has published columns in the El Financiero newspaper in Mexico, and Israel Horizons magazine, amongst others.

He has appeared on television, being interviewed for a number of Connecticut Public Television stations in the series "Central Authors," and as a panelist for the Connecticut Network for middle eastern topics.

He served as a member of the Israel Programming and Shlichut Committee from 2000-2003. Upon learning that the Hartford community was canceling its shlichut program, Dr. Salinas became deeply concerned about the impact on the community and strove to dissuade the community from their decision. Upon realizing that the decision could not be reversed, Dr. Salinas set out to open an American Zionist Movement branch the for Greater Hartford Region. Since 2003, Dr. Salinas serves as founding chairman of the Board and President pro tem. In this capacity, he strives to infuse the organization with a variety of pro-Israel activities, among which is the Zionist Youth Leadership Institute, which is run in conjunction with Yachad and Camp Shalom. It is a 2 year certification program which teaches informal education methodologies, program development and implementation as well as Zionist leadership skills.

In 2004, Dr. Salinas became one of 14 young Zionist leaders worldwide to be honored with the first Herzl Awards from the World Zionist Organization, in honor of the 100 anniversary of the death of Theodor Herzl, for his contributions to the Zionist Movement.

[edit] References

Adam, M. (2004). Re-Acculturating Racial Stereotypes. Education Digest, 70(1), 38-42.

Salinas, M.F. (2007). Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Westport, CT: Greenwood/Praeger.

Salinas, M.F.,(2006). From Dewey to Gates: A model to integrate pedagogical principles in the selection and use of instructional technology. Computers and Education.

Davis, C., Aronson, J. & Salinas, M.F. (2006). Black racial identity as a moderator of stereotype threat: Identity in context. Journal of Black Psychology, 32, 4. 399-418.

Salinas, M. F. (2005). Attitudes. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human Development, Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Salinas, M. F., & Kane, S. E. (2005). Achievement, Long Term Learning and Lerner-Centered instruction in Higher Education. In P. Lemma (Ed.), Effective teaching: Systematic Reflections on the scholarship of teaching, 2. New Britain, CT: CCSU.

Salinas, M.F. (2003). The politics of stereotype: Affirmative action and psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood/Praeger.

Aronson, J., Steele, C.M., Salinas, M.F., & Lustina, M.J. (2003). The effect of stereotype threat on the standardized test performance of college students. In E. Aronson (Ed.) Readings About the Social Animal. (9th ed., pp. 415-430). New York: Worth Publishers.

Valencia, R.R, Villareal, B. & Salinas, M.F. (2002). Cultural bias in intelligence testing for Mexican Americans. In R. R. Valencia (Ed.) .) Chicano School Failure and Success, 2nd ed.. London: Falmer Press.

Valencia, R.R. & Salinas, M.F. (2000). Test Bias. In R. R. Valencia and L. Suzuki,(Eds.) Intelligence Testing and Minority Students. New York: Sage Publications.

Salinas, M.F. (1998). Stereotype threat: The role of effort withdrawal and apprehension on the intellectual underperformance of Mexican-Americans. Dissertation Abstracts International, 59 (06), 1908A. (University Microfilms No. AAT98-38106)

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