Belinda Bustos Flores, PhD, is currently an Associate Dean of Professional Preparation and Partnerships, and a Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Flores research focuses on teacher development and has numerous publications in top tier journals. Flores has also published five books in the field of teacher development, specifically relating to the Latino/a/x population. She is the founder of the award-winning Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center. Other recognitions include: 1st place award for Outstanding Dissertation from The National Association for Bilingual Education, 2000; and the 2004 UTSA President’s Distinguished Award for Research Excellence. Flores was the recipient of the 2015 AERA Hispanic Research Issues SIG Elementary, Secondary, and Postsecondary Award. In 2019, Flores was the recipient of the AERA Bilingual Education Research SIG Lifetime Achievement Award.