TEACHING
Spring 2019: Outstanding Faculty, Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
Spring 2018: Outstanding Latino/a Faculty: Service/Teaching in Higher Education Award, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
Spring 2017: Most Influential Faculty Member, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University
SCHOLARSHIP
2015: Dissertation of the Year, Citation for Research Excellence Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)
2015: Second Place, Outstanding Dissertation Competition
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
2014: Recipient Ron Jacobs Outstanding Research Award, SDSU Community College Leaders Alumni Chapter
2014: Recipient SDSU Community College/Postsecondary Education Award for Exemplary Research and Practice
2014: Finalist Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
SERVICE
2017; 2008: Mentor of the Year, Puente Project, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
2016 – 2017: Exceptional Service Assigned Time, College of Education, San Diego State University
PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2020: Faculty Fellow, Faculty Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
2018: Selected Participant, Grants and Research Enterprise Wring Fellowship, Research Advancement, San Diego State University
2018: Invited Scholar, Project M.A.L.E.S. Symposium for Faculty & Research Affiliates, University of Texas at Austin
2017: Invited Scholar, RISE for Boys and Men of Color, National Convening, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Southern California
2016: Invited Scholar, RISE for Boys and Men of Color, National Convening, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Penn Graduate School of Education
2016: Faculty Fellow, ELEVATE Faculty Development Program, Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Penn Graduate School of Education
2014: Graduate Fellow, Graduate Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
2013: Fellow, Early Career Faculty Teaching Workshop, Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP)
2013: Fellow, National Summer Data Policy Institute, sponsored by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
2012: Graduate Fellow, Graduate Student Policy Seminar, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Spring 2019: Outstanding Faculty, Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
Spring 2018: Outstanding Latino/a Faculty: Service/Teaching in Higher Education Award, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
Spring 2017: Most Influential Faculty Member, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University
SCHOLARSHIP
2015: Dissertation of the Year, Citation for Research Excellence Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)
2015: Second Place, Outstanding Dissertation Competition
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
2014: Recipient Ron Jacobs Outstanding Research Award, SDSU Community College Leaders Alumni Chapter
2014: Recipient SDSU Community College/Postsecondary Education Award for Exemplary Research and Practice
2014: Finalist Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
SERVICE
2017; 2008: Mentor of the Year, Puente Project, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
2016 – 2017: Exceptional Service Assigned Time, College of Education, San Diego State University
PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2020: Faculty Fellow, Faculty Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
2018: Selected Participant, Grants and Research Enterprise Wring Fellowship, Research Advancement, San Diego State University
2018: Invited Scholar, Project M.A.L.E.S. Symposium for Faculty & Research Affiliates, University of Texas at Austin
2017: Invited Scholar, RISE for Boys and Men of Color, National Convening, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Southern California
2016: Invited Scholar, RISE for Boys and Men of Color, National Convening, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Penn Graduate School of Education
2016: Faculty Fellow, ELEVATE Faculty Development Program, Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Penn Graduate School of Education
2014: Graduate Fellow, Graduate Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
2013: Fellow, Early Career Faculty Teaching Workshop, Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP)
2013: Fellow, National Summer Data Policy Institute, sponsored by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
2012: Graduate Fellow, Graduate Student Policy Seminar, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)