Crook, K. M., Howell, E., Rowe, L.W., Vega, H., Bates, C.C. (Under review). Co-Designing Multimodal, Multilingual Text Sets: Centering Caregiver Choice. Reading Teacher.

Rowe, L. W., Crook, K. M., Howell, E., Vega, H., Bates, C.C., Mittapalli, K., Banerjee, A. (Under review). Science of Reading and Multilingual Learners: District PD Needs. Reading Research Quarterly.

Rowe, L. W., Crook, K. M., Howell, E., Vega, H., Bates, C.C. (2026). Expert literacy teachers’ instructional practices with multilingual learners: Benefits, challenges, and adaptations in response to the Science of Reading. Literacy. https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.70023 (This publication is open access.)

Vega, H., Crook, K. M., Howell, E., Rowe, L. W., & Bates, C. C. (2025). From deficit to wealth: Amplifying voices and cultural capital of Latiné families to support multilingual learner education. Language and Education, 40(3), 654–674. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2025.2558572  

Howell, E., Vega, H., Rowe, L. W., Bates, C. C., Crook, K. M., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2025). Bridging literacy and ESOL for teachers of early learners: Modifications needed in professional development. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2025.2513910

Crook, K.M., Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L., Bates, C. C., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2025). Responding to the needs of early literacy teachers: designing online professional development to improve writing instruction for multilingual learners. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01841-3 (This publication is open access.)

Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L., Crook, K. M., Bates, C. C., Mittapalli, K., & Barnejee, A. (2025). Evolution of teachers’ perspectives on family engagement: Building dual capacity for multilingual learners. Bilingual Research Journal. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2024.2441787.

Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R., & Bates, C.C. (2024). Reaching Teachers of Early Multilingual Learners through Professional Development: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2322071 

Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L., Crook, K., & Bates, C. C. (Upcoming, 2026, April). Engaging Families of Multilingual Learners: Co-Creating an Online Caregiver Course with Diverse Stakeholders. American Educational Research Association. Los Angeles, CA.

Crook, K. M., Howell, E., Vega, H., Rowe, L.W., Bates, C.C. (Upcoming, 2026, March). Collaborative Text Selection with Multilingual Families. TESOL International. Salt Lake City, UT.

Rowe, L., Crook, K., Howell, E., Vega, H., Bates, C.C. (2025, December). Analysis of State-Funded Science of Reading Training: District and teacher professional development needs on asset-based literacy instruction for multilingual learners. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Las Vegas, NV.

Andrei, E., Gazioglu, M., Stewart, M., Vega, H., Howell, E., Zitek, S., Rowe, L., Ferguson-Sams, N., Pennington, V., Crook, K., & Arthur, T. (2025, December). Navigating differences, uniting voices: Collaborative literacy initiatives for multilingual communities. Alternative session accepted and to be given. Literacy Research Association (LRA), NV.

Crook, K.M., Rowe, L.W., Howell, E., Vega, H., Bates, C.C. (2025, November). “Not Starting From Scratch”: Critical Professional Development for Teachers of Multilingual Learners in the Age of the Science of Reading. National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L., Crook, K., Bates, C. C., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2025, April). Shifts in teachers’ perspectives on family engagement for multilingual learners. American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.

Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L., Crook, K., & Bates, C. C. (2025, March). Listening to the Voices of Multilingual Latine Families to Design a Caregiver Course. American Association for Applied Linguistics. Denver, CO.

Howell, E., Vega, H., Crook, K., Rowe, L., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2025, January). Modifying to bridge capacity between early literacy leaders and multilingual learners [Paper presentation]. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, United States.

Crook, K., Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2024, December). Teacher-Directed Online Professional Learning: Equipping Educators of Multilingual Learners. Literacy Research Association. Atlanta, GA.

Crook, K., Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R. (2024, October). Building capacity for early multilingual learners in South Carolina through online teacher professional development. Carolina TESOL Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Crook, K., Vega., H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R. (2024, July). Translanguaging strategies for the writing classroom. South Carolina Multilingual Learner Program Conference, Lexington, SC.

Gazioglu, M., Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R., Pennington, V., Crook, K., Ferguson-Sams, N. (2024, June). Building Bridges for Families: Enhancing Literacy in Multilingual Homes. European Conference on Literacy. Crete, Greece.

Crook, K., Kaminski, R., Howell, E., Gazioglu, M., Vega, H., Pennington, V. (2024, April). Sustaining Partnerships to Support Multilingual Learners' Families: Perspectives from Two Research Grants in South Carolina. Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Conference. Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC.

Crook, K., Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R. (2024, March). A Systematic Review of Professional Development on Emergent Bilinguals for Mainstream Teachers in Early Grades. American Association for Applied Linguistics. Houston, TX.

Vega, H., Howell, E., Kaminski, R., & Crook, K. (2023, October). Professional Development for Teachers Serving Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education: A Review of the Literature. Bilingualism Matters Research Symposium. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Vega, H., Howell, E., Rowe, L. W., Bates, C. C., Crook, K., Mittapalli, K., & Banerjee, A. (2025). Building capacity for early multilingual learners through online teacher professional development. [Poster presentation]. National Professional Development Project Annual Directors’ Meeting, San Diego, CA.