Research

Research Interests:

• Multilingualism

• Early childhood

• Families and communities

• Translanguaging

• Immigrant and mixed-status families

1. Lam, J. H. Y., Gomez, M.L., (2025). Effects of reading strategy intervention on math word problems in bilingual school-age children. EBP Briefs.

2. Morales-Chicas, J., Gomez, M. L., Gussman, M. & Kouyoumdjian, C. (2022). A Cultural Wealth Approach to Understanding Latin@s’ STEM Mentee and Mentor Experiences. Equity & Excellence in Education, 1-15.

1. Lam, J. H. Y., Gomez Becerra, M.L., (manuscript in preparation). Examining the mutual relations between language and mathematics in bilinguals: A meta-analysis on language, task, time effect.

2. Gomez Becerra, M.L., Choi-Tucci, A., Albudoor, N., Bedore, L. M., & Peña E., (under revision). Validation of a Shorter Version of the Bilingual Input Output Survey (BIOS)-Home.

3. Gomez Becerra, M. L., Kouyoumdjian, C., Wee, S., & Lo, Y. (manuscript in preparation). A Content Analysis of Deportation Messages in Children’s Picture Books on Latinx Immigrant Families.

4. Gomez Becerra, M.L., Kouyoumdjian, C., Fuligni, A. (manuscript in preparation). Predictors of Latino Parents’ Biliteracy Support during Early Childhood.