AAHHE Faculty Fellows
Prior Years

2024 Faculty Fellows

Sofia Bahena
Assistant Professor
Education Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Texas at San Antonio

Jorge Burmicky
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Howard University

Lazaro Camacho
Assistant Professor
College Student Personnel
Feinstein College of Education
University of Rhode Island 

Juvenal Caporale
Assistant Professor
Ethnic Studies
California State University, Stanislaus

Jose Del Real Viramontes
Assistant Professor
Higher Education Administration and Policy
School of Education
University of California, Riverside

Leandra Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
University of Utah

Pablo Montes
Assistant Professor
Curriculum Studies
Texas Christian University

Guillermo Ortega
Assistant Professor
Higher Education
Idaho State University

Brianna Posadas
Assistant Professor
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Virginia Tech

Alyssa Provencio
Assistant Professor
Political Science/Public Administration
University of Central Oklahoma

Erica Redner-Vera
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
School of Public Affairs
San Diego State University

Joan Roque Peña
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Natalia Villanueva-Nieves
Assistant Professor
Chicano and Latino Studies
Sonoma State University

Cynthia Villarreal
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
Northern Arizona University

Ruben Zecena
Assistant Professor
Department of English
University of California, Davis


2023 Faculty Fellows

Elsa Camargo, PhD
Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 
University of Texas, Arlington 

Diana Cedeño, PhD
Assistant Professor
Child and Family Services
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 

Mary Dueñas, PhD
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Antonio Duran, PhD
Assistant Professor
Higher Education
Arizona State University

Dina Garcia, PhD
Assistant Professor
Health Behavior and Policy 
Virginia Commonwealth

Jessenia García, PhD
Assistant Professor
Counseling
St. Edwards University

Erim Gomez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Wildlife Biology
University of Montana

Lorena Gutierrez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Teaching in the School of Education 
University of California, Riverside

Juan Hincapie-Castillo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Roman Liera, PhD
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
Montclair State University

Jose Martinez Hinestroza, PhD
Assistant Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Texas State University

Arturo Nevárez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies 
California State University, Stanislaus

Oscar Patrón, PhD
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Indiana University, Bloomington

Marlén Ríos-Hernández, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chicana/o Studies
California State University, Fullerton

Dina Verdin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Arizona State University


2022 Faculty Fellows

Ruby Batz, PhD

Assistant Professor
Special Education
University of Nevada, Reno

Liliana Castellon 

Assistant Professor
Educational Foundations and Leadership
Duquesne University 

Juan D. Coronado

Assistant Professor
History
Central Connecticut State University

Hermen Diaz III

Assistant Professor
Higher Education Administration 
Buffalo State College

Luis Garcia 

Assistant Professor
Art Education
California State University of Sacramento 

Tanya G. Serrano 

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy
University of Texas San Antonio 

Elizabeth G. Cardenas

Assistant Professor
Chicana and Chicano Studies
The University of New Mexico 

Karlo Malaga 

Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering 
Bucknell University 

Melissa Navarro 

Assistant Professor
Dual Language and English Learner Education
San Diego State University 

Adrian Rodriguez

Assistant Professor
Human Services
California State University, Fullerton

Gabriel Rodriguez

Assistant Professor
U.S Latino/a Program
Iowa State University

Emarely Rosa-Dávila

Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Texas Woman's University

Cinthya Salazar

Assistant Professor
Educational Administration
Texas A&M University

Anthony Villa 

Assistant Professor
STEM Teaching and Learning
University of California, Riverside

Benjamin Villareal

Assistant Professor
English
New Mexico Highlands University


2020 Faculty Fellows

Lluliana Alonso, PhD

Assistant Professor
Division of Education
San Diego State University - Imperial Valley

Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr., PhD

Assistant Professor
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies/University Studies
Portland State University

Christian Alejandro Bracho, PhD

Assistant Professor
LaFetra College of Education
University of La Verne

Vincent D. Carales, PhD

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
University of Houston

Alexia DeLeon, PhD

Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Lewis & Clark College

Erin Doran, PhD

Assistant Professor
School of Education
Iowa State University

Cesar Favila, PhD

Assistant Professor
Musicology
University of California, Los Angeles

Alma Flores, PhD

Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Studies
California State University, Sacramento

Nichole M Garcia, PhD

Assistant Professor
Higher Education & College Student Affairs
Rutgers University

Edwin Hernandez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling
California State University, San Bernardino

Maria C. Ledesma, PhD (Co-Chair)

Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
University of Utah

A Longoria, PhD

Assistant Professor
Secondary Education
Western Washington University

Magdalena Martinez, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Urban Affairs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Raquel Muñiz, PhD

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Boston College

Pedro Nava, PhD (Co-Chair)

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership Program
Mills College

Oscar Navarro, PhD

Assistant Professor
School of Education
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Marissa C. Vasquez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Administration, Rehabilitation, & Postsecondary Education
San Diego State University

Francisco J. Villegas, PhD

Assistant Professor
Anthropology and Sociology
Kalamazoo College


For the Faculty Fellows from 2006-2022, please see here.