# positions[].label
Affiliated Professor of Latino/a and Mexican American Studies

# positions[].organizations[].label
Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Education and Human Development

# positions[].organizations[].label
Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation

# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Through qualitative and transformative research methodologies, I examine the systemic inequities affecting minoritized student populations in higher education. I seek to inform the work of higher education practitioners and policymakers and provide data to advocate for equitable policies and inclusive practices on college campuses. In particular, my research focuses on three distinct areas: a) the higher education experiences of undocumented students in the U.S.; b) the use of action research methodologies to enhance the study of higher education; and c) the mechanisms used by minoritized students to access, persist, and succeed in higher education. By investigating these topics, I seek to generate localized retention theories and student success models which can potentially reduce minoritized students' college attrition. In this work, I account for the multiple social identities of students and the intersecting systems of oppression affecting their educational experiences based on race, gender, social class, and immigration status, among others.

# keywords[]
3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

# keywords[]
3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].field
Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy

# publications[].label
Promoting Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Undocumented Students: The Role of Institutional Agents

# publications[].label
Connections matter: Accessing information about education and careers in STEM

# publications[].label
We are friends? Navigating relationships with undocumented college students as co-researchers in participatory action research

# publications[].label
Experiences of Racial Discrimination among STEM Majors: The Role of Faculty

# publications[].label
Research Collectives With, For, and By Undocumented Scholars: Creating Counterspaces for Revelation, Validation, Resistance, Empowerment, and Liberation in Higher Education

# publications[].label
Who Are You Studying With? The Role of Diverse Friendships in STEM and Corresponding Inequality

# publications[].label
StudentFaculty Interaction and Discrimination from Faculty in STEM: The Link with Retention

# publications[].label
Racial discrimination and studentfaculty interaction in STEM: Probing the mechanisms influencing inequality.

# publications[].label
STEM student-faculty relationships: The influence of race and gender on access to career-related opportunities

# publications[].label
Qualitative Methodological Considerations for Studying Undocumented Students in the United States

# publications[].label
"I Knew It Was Gonna Be Hard, but I Always Knew I Had Support From My Parents": The Role of Family on Undocumented Students' College Aspirations and Persistence

# publications[].label
Marginality and Mattering: Inequality in STEM Majors' Relationships With Higher Education Practitioners

# publications[].label
Looking Beyond College: STEM College Seniors on Entering the Workforce and the Impact of Race and Gender

# publications[].label
Undocufriendly ? Undocuserving: Undocumented College Students' Perceptions of Institutional Support

# publications[].label
Empowered and educated: How an immigration service-learning course influenced students' paths toward critical consciousness

# publications[].label
I feel like I have to be the whitest version of myself: Experiences of early career Latina higher education administrators.

# publications[].label
Where Do I Go from Here? Examining the Transition of Undocumented Students Graduating from College

# publications[].label
Participatory action research with and for undocumented college students: Ethical challenges and methodological opportunities

# publications[].tags
16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation - (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.preferredLabel
Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research

# organizations[]
College of Education and Human Development

# organizations[]
Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation

# organizations[]
Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

# organizations[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
College of Education and Human Development