Dr. Rueda is a professor at the Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California, Dr. Rueda’s research is on sociocultural processes in teaching/learning interactions related to academic achievement (especially reading) in at-risk and language minority students and students with learning handicaps; how children acquire and use literacy; and the assessment of learning and achievement. Dr. Rueda is currently affiliated with two national research centers -- CREDE (Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence), and CIERA (Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement). His recent publications include "Variations in Interactive Writing Instruction: A study in four bilingual special education settings" in Learning Disabilities Research and Practice with A.W. Graves and E.C. Valles (2000); "The Development and Construct Validation of a Spanish Version of an Academic Self-Concept Scale for Middle School Hispanic Students from Families of Low Socioeconomic Status," in the Spanish Journal of Psychology, with P.C. Menjares and W.B. Michael (2000);"Cultural Reciprocity in Sociocultural Perspective: Adapting the normalization principle for family collaboration" in Exceptional Children, with B. Harry and M. Kalyanpur (1999); "Building Cultural Bridges: The role of paraeducators in diverse classrooms" in Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal , with C. DeNeve (1999). Dr. Rueda is a fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) of the American Psychological Association.