My name is Naomi Gutierrez and I am a first year PhD student at TCU. I am hoping to graduate in spring of 2028. My area of interest is emergent multilingual students and language in science education. 

I attended my first SSMA conference before I was a graduate student. I was welcomed by the other graduate students and was grateful for their encouragement. In this role I hope not only to be that encouragement for new graduate students but also to help facilitate a place for graduate students to network, grow, and continue to encourage each other.