Moisés Salinas

Moises Salinas is an internationally-known associate professor of developmental and social psychology, a multi-cultural educator, a Zionist political activist, and the former director of the Office of Diversity and Equity at Central Connecticut State University.

Biography

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.

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 of Jerusalem, earning his BA in Educational Psychology in 1991. While studying, he was an active participant of the Peace Now (Hebrew: שלום עכשיו) movement and a member of the Mapam party student wing.

Zionist activities

Salinas moved to Israel in 1986. He quickly rose among the ranks of young Zionist leaders. In 1988, He became the youngest board member of the Magshimim Federation, and he coordinated several programs for the Jewish Agency Youth and Hechalutz department for Latin America. 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. He was profiled in the Jewish Ledger and selected as one of Connecticut's Jewish Movers and Shakers in 2005. Salinas was founder of the Hartford American Zionist Movement (AZM) and serves as a board member of the national American Zionist federation as well as board member of Meretz USA and the Jewish Academic Network for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (JANIP). He is currently the President of Meretz USA.

Academic activities

Salinas completed his Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University of Texas in Austin. He is currently associate professor of developmental and social psychology at Central Connecticut State University. His academic 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 SteeleMoises Salinas]], Joshua Aronson, and Richard Valencia. He is the recipient of numerous awards including an American Education Research Association Grant award in 2003, a Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning award in 2002, and a The Pew Charitable Trusts Teaching Leadership Award in 1997. Hispanic Outlook Magazine published a full feature article as one of the top Hispanic researchers in the United States. He was also featured in the Education Digest in 2004.

On March 9, 2011 Moises Salinas pleaded no contest in Connecticut Superior Court to a charge of sexually assaulting one of his students. He received a 1 year suspended jail sentence and 2 years of conditional discharge and was ordered to resign his job, not teach again and leave the country. A spokesman for Connecticut State University said Salinas' resignation letter was received on February 7.

Selected publications

Books

• Salinas, M.F. (2007). Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Westport, CT: Greenwood/Praeger. ISBN 0275990052
• Salinas, M.F. (2003). The politics of stereotype: Affirmative action and psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood/Praeger. ISBN 0313323968
• Valencia, R. R., & Salinas, M. F. (2003). Cultural bias in intelligence tests: Is it a closed issue? In R. R. Valencia and L. Suzuki (Eds.), Intelligence Testing and Minority Students. New York: Sage Publications.
• 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. (8th ed., pp. 415-430). New York: Worth Publishers.

Other publications

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

References

• 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.

External links

• Salinas page at Central Connecticut State University
• Moises Salinas homepage
• World Zionist Organization
• Education Digest
• Hispanic Outlook Magazine
• Jewish Ledger
• Israel Horizons
• Greenwood-Praeger
• Social Psychology Network
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