Associate Professor Department of Educational Leadership & Policy

MARÍA C. LEDESMA, PH.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Educational Leadership & Policy, University of Utah

1721 Campus Center Drive, SAEC Room #2230

Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

(801) 585-5097 office

[email protected]

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

Social Sciences and Comparative Education,

Race & Ethnic Studies Concentration

University of California,

Los Angeles, CA

Master of Education

Administration, Planning, and Social Policy,

Higher Education Concentration

Harvard Graduate School of

Education, Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Arts

English Major, Ethnic Studies Minor

University of California,

Berkeley, CA

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATIONS

Focus on equity oriented critical policy analysis for praxis, including the historicizing and contextualizing

race-conscious social policy in higher education.

URRENT POSITION

6/2017 to present

8/2016 to 5/2017

Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Educational

Leadership & Policy, University of Utah

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy, University

of Utah

AWARDS & HONORS

2017

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Scholars of Color Early Career

Contribution Award

2013

Summer 2011

The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)/Ford

Foundation Faculty Fellowship

Houston Higher Education Law Roundtable Fellow

June 2009

ASHE Institute on Research Methods and Critical Analysis of Qualitative Data

Fellow

2008-2009

Ford Foundation Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipient

2006-2007

Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship Recipient

University of California, Los Angeles Institute of American Cultures Dissertation Fellowship

Recipient (declined)

2006-2007

University of California, Student Regent

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2005-2006

University of California, Student Regent Designate

2005-2006

University of California / All Campus Consortium On Research for Diversity

(UC/ACCORD) Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, LA

2004-2005

Graduate Student Representative for the University of California System-wide Committee on

the Board of Admissions & Relations with Schools (BOARS)

Summer 2004

Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Award, University of California, LA

Fall 2003

Honors Distinction in Doctoral Qualifying Exams, University of California, LA

2002-2005

Spencer Research Training Grant Fellowship, University of California, LA

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

Ledesma, M.C. & *Guerrero, V.A. (in preparation). And we are still not heard: First-generation faculty still

“shattering the silences.”

Ledesma, M.C. & *Guerrero, V.A. (under review) Towards a “tenure attaining culture”: First generation

faculty socialization in higher education.

Ledesma, M.C. (in press for The Review of Higher Education). California Sunset: O’Connor’s post-affirmative

action ideal comes of age in California.

Ledesma, M.C. (2017). Leadership as mission critical: Latinas/os, the military, and affirmative action

in higher education. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education, 16(2), 123-143.

Ledesma, M.C. (2016). Complicating the binary: Toward a discussion of campus climate

health. Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity, 2(1), 6-35.

https://ncore.ou.edu/media/filer_public/2016/06/02/maria_c_ledesma_jcscore__spring_2016_.pd

Ledesma, M.C. & Franquiz, M. (2015). Reflections on Latinas/os, affirmative action, and higher education.

Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 9(1), 6-12.

Ledesma, M.C. (2015). Public discourse versus public policy: Latinas/os, affirmative action and the court of

public opinion. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 9(1), 57-72.

Ledesma, M.C. & Calderón, D. (2015). Critical race theory in education: A review of past

literature and a look to the future. Qualitative Inquiry, 21(3), 206-222.

Ledesma, M.C. (2013). Revisiting Grutter and Gratz in the wake of Fisher: Looking back to move forward.

Equity & Excellence in Education, 46(2), 220-235.

Chang, M., Chang, J., & Ledesma, M. C. (2005). Beyond magical thinking: Doing the real work of diversifying

our institutions. About Campus, 10, 9-16.

Ledesma, M.C. (2004). Contesting an Illusion of Equity: A Textual Analysis of "Friend of the Court" Briefs in

the University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases." InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and

Information Studies, 1(1), Article 2. http://repositories.cdlib.org/gseis/interactions/vol1/iss1/art2

* Student Collaborator

Referred Monograph

Museus, S.D. Ledesma, M.C., & Parker, T. (2015) Race and racial equity in higher education. Association for the

Study of Higher Education Report Series, Vol. 42(1).

Book Chapters

Ledesma, M.C. & Burciaga, R. (2015). Faculty governance at Hispanic-serving institutions through the lens of

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critical race theory. In J.P. Mendez, F. Bonner, J. Méndez-Negrete, & R.T. Palmer (Eds.). Hispanic-

Serving Institutions in American Higher Education: Their origin, and present and future challenges, (pp. 40-57).

Virginia: Stylus Publishing.

Ledesma, M.C. (2015). Walking the diversity rationale talk: A call to institutions. In U.M.

Jayakumar, L.M. Garces, & F. Fernandez (Eds.). Affirmative action and racial equality: Considering the

Fisher case to forge the path ahead (pp. 165-185). New York: Routledge.

Ledesma, M.C. & Solórzano, D.G. (2013). Naming their pain: How everyday racial microaggressions impact

students and teachers. In D. J. Carter Andrews & F. Tuitt (Eds.) Contesting the myth of a ‘post-racial’ era:

The continued significance of race in U.S. education (pp.112-127). New York: Peter Lang.

Chang, M.J. & Ledesma, M.C. (2011). The diversity rationale: Its limitations for educational practice. In L.M.

Stulberg & S.L. Weinberg (Eds.) Diversity in American higher education: Toward a more comprehensive

approach (pp.74-85). New York: Routledge.

Ledesma, M.C., & Ruiz de Velasco, J. (2010). Getting to the root causes of social and economic

disconnection. In C. Edley Jr. & J. Ruiz de Velasco (Eds.) Changing places: How communities will improve

the health of boys of color (pp.578-585). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.

Research & Policy Reports

Ledesma, M.C., (2007, September) Study Group on University Diversity: Campus Climate Report.

Unpublished report for the University of California.

Solórzano, D.G., Ledesma, M.C., Pérez, J., Burciaga, R., & Ornelas, A. (2003). Latina Equity in Education

Project: Gaining Access to Academic Enrichment Programs. UCLA Chicano Studies Research

Center, Latino Policy & Issues Brief (No.4), University of California, Los Angeles.

Solórzano, D.G. Burciaga, R., Calderón, D., Ledesma, M.C., Ochoa, V., Rivas, M. A., Sanchez, M., Velez, V.,

Watford, T., Ortega, L., Pineda, J. (2004). Unlocking GATE: A Case Study of Student of Color

(Under)Representation in a Southwestern California School District’s Gifted and Talented Education

Program. Report to the American Civil Liberties Union, Latina Rights Project, Southern California

Chapter.

Solórzano, D.G., Burciaga, R., Calderón, D., Lamas Gonzalez, P., Ledesma, M.C., Rivas, M.A., & Watford, T.

(2003). Unlocking GATE: A Case Study of Latina representation in a Southern California School

District’s Gifted and Talented Program. Unpublished report.

Solórzano, D.G., Ledesma, M.C., Pérez, J., Burciaga, R., & Ornelas, A. (2002). Latina Equity in Education

Project. A Report to the American Civil Liberties Union Latina Rights Project, Southern California

Chapter.

Dissertation

Ledesma, M.C. (2007, December). The power of public narrative: Framing and decoding race- conscious

affirmative action in higher education. University of California, Los Angeles. Unpublished

dissertation.

SCHOLARLY MANUSCRIPTS & ACTIVITIES

In Progress

Ledesma, M.C. (in preparation). The “power preservation principle” in higher education. Building upon

Derrick Bell’s interest convergence theory for the twenty-first century.

Ledesma, M.C. (in preparation). “Climate perception as fundraising reality: The impact of

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campus climate on alumni giving.”

Ledesma, M.C. & Buenavista, T.L. (Eds.) (book project in preparation). First generation faculty:

(Re)examining the experiences of faculty of color in higher education.

Ledesma, M.C. (book manuscript in preparation). Still shattering the silences: First-generation

faculty in higher education.

REFERRED PRESENTATIONS

Refereed Papers, Symposia & Roundtables

Ledesma, M.C. & *Guerrero, V.A. (2018, November). And we are still not heard: First-generation faculty still

“shattering the silences.” Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Tampa,

FL.

Ledesma, M.C. (2017, April). Interest convergence as power preservation: Considering the intersection of

institutional and individual interest convergences. American Educational Research Association

Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Slay, K.E., Allen, W., Garces, L., Jayakumar, U.M., Ledesma, M.C., Park, J. (2016, November). Critical lessons

from a post-affirmative action context: Race, diversity, and equity in California and Michigan.

Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Columbus, OH.

Ledesma, M.C. & *Guerrero, V.A. (2016, June). First-generation faculty of color in higher education: Moving

towards a tenure attaining culture. Critical Race Studies in Education Association Annual

Conference, Denver, CO.

Ledesma, M.C. (2016, April). First-Generation Faculty of Color in Higher Education: Toward a Tenure-

Attaining Culture. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Ledesma, M.C. & Solórzano, D.G. (2015, April). Reward and resistance: The evolution of Latina/o Critical

Theory in Educational Scholarship. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,

Chicago, IL.

Calderón, D., Ali, A., Ledesma, M.C., Marsh, T., & Stovall, D. (2015, April). The Relationship

Between Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education: Theoretical

Considerations for the Future. Critical Ethnic Studies Association Annual Conference.

Toronto, Canada.

Park, J.J., Poon, O., Ledesma, M.C., Teranishi, R., & Wong, J. (2014, November). Asian Americans,

affirmative action, and the future of Proposition 209: Unpacking the SCA-5 Controversy.

Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

Ledesma, M.C., Aleman, E., Espino, M., Garces, L., Gonzales, L., & Valles, B. (2014, November). The utility

of affirmative action for Chican@s/Latin@s in Higher Education: Towards a new policy and acción

model. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

Ledesma, M.C. (2014, April). “The utility of affirmative action for Chican@s/Latin@s: Towards a new policy

and acción model.” National Association of Chicana and Chicano Scholars Annual Conference, Salt

Lake City, UT.

Ledesma, M.C. (2014, April). “Critical race theory in education: A review of the past and a look to the

future.” American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Ledesma, M.C. (2013, April). “Building upon Derrick Bell’s ‘interest convergence dilemma’: Naming and

unpacking the ‘power preservation principle.” American Educational Research Association Annual

Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Ledesma, M.C., (2012, November). “Beyond interest convergence: Building on Derrick Bell’s seminal theory

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for the twenty-first century.” Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Las

Vegas, NV.

Ledesma, M.C., (2012, May). “Derrick Bell’s interest convergence dilemma for the twenty-first century.”

Critical Race Studies in Education Association Annual Conference, New York, New York.

Ledesma, M.C., Alemán, E., Calderon, D., Delgado Bernal, D., Parker, L., Villalpando, O. (2012, April).

Critical race research, activism, and praxis at a predominately white research institution: Reflections

from a critical mass symposia. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,

Vancouver, B.C.

Ledesma, M.C. (2012, April). “Building upon interest convergence.” American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C.

Ledesma, M.C. & Solórzano, D.G. (2012, April). “Naming their pain: How racial microaggressions impact

students and teachers of color.” American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,

Vancouver, B.C.

Ledesma, M.C. (2011, April). “The diversity rationale: Its limitations for educational practice.” American

Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Ledesma, M.C. (2010, April). “Lessons from the Green Brief.” American Educational Research Association

Annual Meeting. Denver, CO.

Ledesma, M.C. (2008, November 8). “Framing and decoding race-conscious affirmative action policy in

higher education. “Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Jacksonville,

FL.

Yamamura, E.K., Ledesma, M.C., Calderon, D., & Buenavista, T. (2008, November 9)

“Unintended Impact: The End of Affirmative Action and its Effects on Outreach Programs in

California.” Research roundtable presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education

Annual Conference. Jacksonville, FL.

Ledesma, M.C. (2008, September 20). “Reclaiming the past to save the future: An analysis of how race-

conscious affirmative action policy in higher education is ahistorically and acontextually framed and

coded.” Annual Conference of Ford Foundation Fellows. Washington, D.C.

Ledesma, M.C. (2006, April 8). “The power of public narrative: Access to higher education as a political act.”

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Ledesma, M.C. (2003, August 16). “With amici like these, who needs enemies? What textual analysis of

‘Friend of the Court’ briefs teaches us about the state of race in America.” Association of Black

Sociologists, 33rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Ledesma, M.C. (2003, April 21). “School Context and Advanced Placement.” American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Referred Presidential Sessions

Ledesma, M.C., Garces, L.M., Espinosa, L., Flores, S.M., Jayakumar, U.M., Park, J.J., Rios Aguilar, C., &

Rodriguez, A. (2016, April). Influencing equality before the law: Enhancing the use of social science

for the public good. Invited Presidential Session. American Educational Research Association

Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Ledesma, M.C., Poon, O., Garces, L.M., Griffith, K., Jayakumar, U.M., & Park, J., (2015, April). Toward

Collective Action to Reclaim Public Narratives for Justice: Ameliorating an Impoverished Cultural

Discourse on Affirmative Action in Higher Education Presidential Session. American Educational

Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

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Discussant, Chair, Invited Addresses, and Non-Refereed Presentations

“We live it. We breathe it: A discussion on systemic racism.” A presentation for the Office of Equity and

Diversity for the MLK Jr. Celebration. January 19, 2017. University of Utah, Hinckley Caucus Room.

“Historical amnesia, affirmative action, & campus climate: The politics of race in higher education.” A

presentation to the University of Utah’s Student Affairs Diversity Council. February 19, 2014.

“Fireside chat on Affirmative Action.” A presentation at the 13

Annual UC/ACCORD (All Campus

Consortium On Research for Diversity) Conference. November 8, 2013. UCLA Conference Center,

Lake Arrowhead, CA.

“Qualitative research design: Training, positionality, and courage” at the Dr. Carlos Vallejo Research

Fellowship Program for Latinos/as in Education. A pre-conference seminar presentation of the

AERA Multicultural/ Multiethnic Education Special Interest Group. April 27, 2013. American

Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

“Mapping a new world: First-year college student experiences” Research Roundtable Chair. May 1, 2013.

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

“The road to Fisher v. U.T. Austin: Reflections on diversity, discourse, and doctrine in higher education.” A

faculty research presentation at the Annual Spring Faculty Social & College Council Executive

Meeting. April 16, 2013. College of Education, University of Utah.

“Chicana/o challenges to school segregation in California and Texas: Using critical race theory in education

as a tool for historical recovery”—Research Session Discussant. American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting, April 2012, Vancouver, B.C.

“The use of race in university admissions decisions: A discussion of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.”

October 15, 2012, Presentation to the College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park.

11th Annual UC/ACCORD (All Campus Constorium On Research for Diversity), Research Panel

Moderator. November 5, 2011, Lake Arrowhead, CA.

"Persisting. Graduating. Tenure. What You Need to Know!" Presented to the National Black Graduate

Student Association Western Regional Conference, University of Utah. October 21, 2011, Salt Lake

City, UT.

“Report of the Campus Climate Work Team of the Study Group on University Diversity.” Presentation to

the University California Board of Regents, Committee on Educational Policy meeting. September

17, 2008, Irvine, CA.

“Re-framing Merit: Strategies for Impacting Media and Community Perspectives on African American Access

to Higher Education.” Presentation at the College Access Project for African Americans (CAPAA)

Symposium. May 16, 2008, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

“A view from the boardroom: A conversation about serving as UC Student Regent.” October 31, 2007, Santa

Barbara, CA.

“Multiple perspectives in the Academy.” Presentation at the University of California Conference on

Supporting Graduate Students: The Role of Student Affairs. August 8, 2007, Los Angeles, CA.

“Perspectives on the Academy.” Keynote speech at Changing the Culture of the Academy: Toward a More

Inclusive Practice Conference. March 22, 2007. Berkeley, CA.

“University of California & Proposition 209: Ten Years Later.” UC/ACCORD (All Campus Consortium On

Research for Diversity) Annual Fall Conference. December 10, 2006, Lake Arrowhead, CA.

“Higher Education: The Past and Future of Proposition 209” Panel Moderator. Equal Opportunity in

Higher Education: The Past and Future of Proposition 209 Conference. The Chief Justice Earl

Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity at UC Berkeley Law. October 27, 2006, Berkeley,

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CA.

“Ten Years after Proposition 209: Challenges for Latino Higher Education and Latino Health.” University of

California, San Francisco. September 28, 2005, San Francisco, CA.

“Eligibility and Admissions: A Strategic View.” University of California Student Association Annual

Congress. August 13, 2005, Berkeley, CA.

“Unlocking GATE: A case study of inequity in a Southern California District’s Gifted and Talented

Education Program” presented to the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies,

Education 288: Research Apprenticeship Course. University of California, Los Angeles. December

2003, Los Angeles, CA.

“GATED out, locked out, pushed out.” Presented to student in Chicana/o Studies 10A: History, Culture,

and Identity Course, University of California, Los Angeles. October 2003, Los Angeles, CA.

“California Fault Lines: Latina Representation in GATE and Honors Courses.” Harvard Graduate School of

Education, First Annual Alumni of Color Conference. March 2003, Cambridge, MA.

“Advanced Placement and Students of Color: A Question of Access.” The College Board Western Regional

Meeting, AP Equity and Access Session. February 2003, Phoenix, AZ.

“Theories and pedagogies of race.” Presented to the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access.

University of California, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA.

“California State University, Monterey Bay's policies and programs: The genesis of a student retention

model.” Presented to the President’s Executive Cabinet, California State University at Monterey Bay.

April 1999, Seaside, CA.

“Increasing Student Learning through Family Involvement.” California Service and Volunteerism Statewide

Conference. March 1996, Oakland, CA.

Blogs, Newsletter Article & Op-Ed Pieces

Buenavista, T.L. & Ledesma, M.C. (2015). “Do Black Lives Matter in Higher Education?” A Community of

Higher Ed Scholars: The Official Blog of AERA Division J.

http://aeradivisionj.blogspot.com/2015/05/do-black-lives-matter-to-higher.html

Ledesma, M.C. (2013, June). Equity Alliance Blog, Arizona State University,

http://www.niusileadscape.org/bl/

Ledesma, M.C. (2008, Sept 18). Keeping the affirmative action debate in context. Diverse Issues in Higher

Education, Last Word. http://diverseeducation.com/article/11689/

Ledesma, M.C., Allen, B., & Scorza, D. (2007, Sept 27-Oct 3). The Regents tackle Diversity, Commentary.

Sentinel, Los Angeles, CA. Vol. 72, Iss. 59; pg. 10.

COURSES DEVELOPED & TAUGHT

University of Utah

Department of Educational Leadership & Policy:

ELP 6270: Masters’ Capstone Seminar

ELP 6520/7520: Educational Leadership for Social Justice

ELP 6580/7580: Multiculturalism & Diversity in Higher Education

ELP 6580/7580: Contemporary Issues in Diversity in Higher Education

ELP 6960/7960: Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Policy

ELP 7060: Qualitative Research Methods

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ELP 7240: Organizational Theory in Higher Education

ELP 7490: History & Philosophy of U.S. Higher Education

ELP 7600: Dissertation Proposal Writing Seminar

ELP 7960: Affirmative Action in Higher Education

ELP 7060: Introduction to Qualitative Methods

ELP 7960: Social Protest Movements and Education

University of California, Los Angeles

Education M102: The Chicano and Chicano and the Schools (Instructor)

Migrant Student Leadership Institute (Teaching Assistant for Professor Kris Gutierrez)

Spencer Research Training Grant Summer Institute (Teaching Assistant for Professor Patricia McDonough)

STUDENT COMMITTEES & ADVISING

Name

Degree

Role

Status

1. Liliana Castrellón, ELP

PhD

Chair

Dissertation

2. Rudy Medina, ELP

PhD

Chair

Dissertation

3. Valerie Guerrero, ELP

PhD

Advisor

Dissertation

4. Vanessa C. Johnson, ELP

PhD

Advisor

Finishing coursework

5. Roxana Luna, ELP

PhD

Advisor

Finishing coursework

6. Mona Lisa Chavez-Esqueda, Social Work

PhD

Committee Member

Dissertation

7. Colin Ben, ELP

PhD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

8. Cindy Fierros, Education, Culture, &

Society

PhD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

9. Stacey Overholt, Communications

PhD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

10. Andrea Garfinkel-Castro, City and

Metropolitan Planning

PhD

Committee Member

Dissertation

11. Jessica Oyler, ELP

PhD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

12. Andrew Stone, ELP

PhD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

13. Mateo Remsburg, ELP

EdD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

14. Silvia Garcia, ELP

EdD

Committee Member

Degree Completed

SERVICE

Department

2018-2019

2016-2017

2014-2016

2014-2017

2010-2017

2012-2013

2011-2012

Director of Graduate Studies

ELP EdD Recruitment & Admissions Committee, Member

ELP Scholarship Committee, Member

ELP Higher Education Curriculum Alignment & Improvement, Member

Higher Education Masters Capstone Project, Member

Doctoral Recruitment & Admissions Committee, Member

Higher Education Faculty Search Committee, Member

Higher Education Faculty Search Committee, Co-Chair

College of Education

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2017-2019

2015-2017

2014-2015

2012-2013

2011-2013

2011-2014

Retention, Promotion, & Tenure Committee

College Research & Grants Committee, ELP Representative

College Executive Committee, ELP Representative

College of Education Dean Search Committee, ELP Representative

Diversity Action Task Force, ELP Representative

Appeals Committee, ELP Representative

University of Utah

2012-2013 Faculty Senate Diversity Committee

2012-2013

Office for Equity & Diversity, Consultant

National/Professional Service

2019

Invited Reviewer, Ford Foundation Fellowships Program

2019

ASHE Film Festival, Co-Chair

2018-2019

AERA Hispanic Research Issues SIG Early Career Scholar Award, Selection Committee

Co-Chair

2018-2020

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Faculty Fellow

Program Co-Chair

2017-2018

Conference Program Planning Committee Member, Association for the Study of Higher

Education (ASHE) Annual Conference

2015

Division J Planning Committee Section 2 (Student College Access) Chair, American

Educational Research Association

2014

Council for Ethnic Participation Mentor/Protégé Committee Member, Association for

Study of Higher Education

Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer, Association for Study of Higher Education

Dissertation Fellowship Reviewer, University of California /All Campus Consortium On

Research for Diversity (UC/ACCORD)

Manuscript Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal; Association of Mexican

American Educators Journal, Educational Policy, Review of Education Research,

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education; Equity & Excellence in Education;

Journal of Higher Education; Peabody Journal of Education; Social

Epistemology.

Invited Class Presentations

Educational Leadership & Policy (ELP)

March 2015 ELP, Discourse Analysis (instructor, Irene Yoon, Ph.D.)

Oct 2011 ELP, ProSeminar (instructor, M. Skorheim, Ph.D.)

Dec 2010 ELP, ProSeminar (instructor, P. Smith, Ph.D.)

Education, Culture, & Society (ECS)

Nov 2011 ECS, Critical Race Theory (instructor, D. Delgado Bernal, Ph.D.)

Ethnic Studies

March 2017 Ethnic Studies (instructor, Kimberly Jew, Ph.D.)

March 2016 Ethnic Studies (instructor, Dolores Calderon, Ph.D.)

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March 2015 Ethnic Studies (instructor, Sonya Alemán, Ph.D.)

March 2013 Ethnic Studies (instructor, Sonya Alemán, Ph.D.)

March 2012 Ethnic Studies (instructor, Sonya Alemán, Ph.D.)

Virtual Presentations

Fall 2015 “Foundations of Postsecondary Education” (Assistant Professor Leslie Gonzalez, Ph.D.,

Department of Education Administration, Michigan State University)

Spring 2013 “Examining Critical Race Theory in Education” (Associate Professor Dorinda Carter-

Andrews, Ed.D., Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University)

Fall 2012 “History of American Higher Education” (Associate Professor Ryan Gildersleeve, Ph.D.,

Morgridge College of Education, Higher Education Program, University of Denver)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/09—5/10

The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy

UC Berkeley Law, Berkeley, CA. Education Research Fellow

10/07—9/09

The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, UCLA, Los Angeles,

CA, Research Coordinator/Research Associate

1/08—8/08

The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy

UC Berkeley Law, Berkeley, CA. Research Fellow

Summer 2006

Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, UCLA, Los

Angeles, CA. Graduate Student Researcher

10/05—6/06

UC/All Campus Consortium On Research for Diversity (ACCORD),

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Graduate Student Researcher

10/04—6/05

UC/All Campus Consortium On Research for Diversity (ACCORD),

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Graduate Student Researcher

9/01—9/04

Latina Equity in Education Project, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Graduate

Student Researcher

10/01— 1/2004

CHOICES Project, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Graduate Student Researcher

Administrative, Consulting, Leadership

11/09—2/10

University of California, Berkeley

UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Admissions/Recruitment Specialist

Summer 2009

Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California, Los

Angeles, CA. Research Associate/Consultant

Student Affairs, Educator, Other Experiences

9/99 to 7/01

Early Academic Outreach Program, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Outreach Coordinator

7/99 to 8/99

Incentive Awards Pre-Collegiate Academy, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Writing Workshop Leader

911/96 to 7/98

Service-Learning Research & Development Center. UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA,

Project Manager

8/96 to 10/96

Survey Research Center, Berkeley, CA. Senior Survey Worker

8/94 to 6/96

Partners in School Innovation, San Francisco, CA. Elementary School

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Leadership Team Member

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

American Education Research Association (AERA)

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA)