Books & Chapters
Del Real Viramontes, J., & Vasquez, M. C. (Eds.) (2023). Latina/o/x community college students: Navigating and negotiating the community college to four-year college/university transfer pipeline. Information Age Publishing.
Hilton, A. A., Gragg, R. D. III, & Vasquez, M. C. (2021). An analysis of one state’s use of race neutral policies to achieve diversity. University Press of America, Inc., Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
Vasquez Urias, M. (2014). Menudo for the spirit. In Purnamasari, A.V.; Henry, G.; Ordu, C.; Martinez, E.; (Eds.), Beyond the pride and the privilege: The stories of doctoral students and work-life balance (p.133-138). Information Age Publishing. [chapter link]
Vasquez Urias, M., Johnson, R., & Wood, J. L. (2013). The effect of non-cognitive predictors on academic integration measures: A multinomial analysis of STEM students of color in the community college. In R.T. Palmer, & J.L. Wood (Eds.) Community colleges and STEM: Examining underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (p. 75-90). Routledge. [chapter link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2017). Norma Cazares. In R. Sanchez & S. Lopez (Eds.) Chicana activists: Stories for the new generation. San Diego, CA: Montezuma Publishing.
Hilton, A. A., Gragg, R. D. III, & Vasquez, M. C. (2021). An analysis of one state’s use of race neutral policies to achieve diversity. University Press of America, Inc., Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
Vasquez Urias, M. (2014). Menudo for the spirit. In Purnamasari, A.V.; Henry, G.; Ordu, C.; Martinez, E.; (Eds.), Beyond the pride and the privilege: The stories of doctoral students and work-life balance (p.133-138). Information Age Publishing. [chapter link]
Vasquez Urias, M., Johnson, R., & Wood, J. L. (2013). The effect of non-cognitive predictors on academic integration measures: A multinomial analysis of STEM students of color in the community college. In R.T. Palmer, & J.L. Wood (Eds.) Community colleges and STEM: Examining underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (p. 75-90). Routledge. [chapter link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2017). Norma Cazares. In R. Sanchez & S. Lopez (Eds.) Chicana activists: Stories for the new generation. San Diego, CA: Montezuma Publishing.
Articles
Vasquez, M. C., Horg-Aaron, C., Huddlestun, D., Garcia, F., & Astorga, B., Ramirez, N. (Accepted). Developing an equity-focused undergraduate research fellowship program for community college social science students. Journal of Applied Research in the Community College.
Gonzalez, A., Vasquez, M. C., & Abeyta, M. (Accepted). “The traits a woman has, a man can have too”: How collegiate Latino men navigate masculinity performance. Journal of College Student Development.
Rodriguez, S. L., Blaney, J., Vasquez, M. C., & Salinas, C. (2021). Latino men and masculinities: A multi-institution study of community college transfer experiences. Community College Review. [article link]
Camacho, L., Salinas, C., Vasquez, M. C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Peña, J. I. (2021). A values-based leadership approach to (re)defining Latino manhood and masculinity. International Journal of Leadership in Education. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Gonzalez, A., Cataño, Y., & Garcia, F. (2021). Exploring the role of women as validating agents in Latino male transfer success. Community College Journal for Research & Practice. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Salinas, C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Gonzalez, A. (2020). Landing spaces and capital: Transfer resiliency and knowledge building among Latino men. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 190, 87-101. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Vang, M., Garcia, F., & Harris III, F. (2019). What do I eat? Where do I sleep?: A concern for men of color in community college. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 43(4), 295-306. [article link]
Falcon, V., Harris III, F., Leal, U., & Vasquez, M. (2018). An intersectional multicultural approach to advising and counseling transborder Mexican-American men in the community college. New Directions for Student Services, no. 164, 73-83. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., Falcon, V., Harris III, F., Wood, J. L. (2017). Narratives of success: A retrospective trajectory analysis of men of color who successfully transferred from the community college. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 170, 23-33. [article link]
Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016). Establishing a research center: The minority male community college collaborative. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 168, 65-77. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2015). The effect of non-cognitive outcomes on perceptions of school as a feminine domain among Latino men in community college. Culture, Society, and Masculinities, 7(1), 22-32. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2014). Black male graduation rates in community colleges: Do institutional characteristics make a difference? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 00:1-13. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). The impact of institutional characteristics on Latino male graduation rates in community college. Annuals of the Next Generation, 3(1), 1-12. [article link]
Wood, J. L. & Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). Community college vs. proprietary school outcomes: Student satisfaction among minority males. Community College Enterprise, 18(2), 15-31. [article link]
Gonzalez, A., Vasquez, M. C., & Abeyta, M. (Accepted). “The traits a woman has, a man can have too”: How collegiate Latino men navigate masculinity performance. Journal of College Student Development.
Rodriguez, S. L., Blaney, J., Vasquez, M. C., & Salinas, C. (2021). Latino men and masculinities: A multi-institution study of community college transfer experiences. Community College Review. [article link]
Camacho, L., Salinas, C., Vasquez, M. C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Peña, J. I. (2021). A values-based leadership approach to (re)defining Latino manhood and masculinity. International Journal of Leadership in Education. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Gonzalez, A., Cataño, Y., & Garcia, F. (2021). Exploring the role of women as validating agents in Latino male transfer success. Community College Journal for Research & Practice. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Salinas, C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Gonzalez, A. (2020). Landing spaces and capital: Transfer resiliency and knowledge building among Latino men. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 190, 87-101. [article link]
Vasquez, M. C., Vang, M., Garcia, F., & Harris III, F. (2019). What do I eat? Where do I sleep?: A concern for men of color in community college. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 43(4), 295-306. [article link]
Falcon, V., Harris III, F., Leal, U., & Vasquez, M. (2018). An intersectional multicultural approach to advising and counseling transborder Mexican-American men in the community college. New Directions for Student Services, no. 164, 73-83. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., Falcon, V., Harris III, F., Wood, J. L. (2017). Narratives of success: A retrospective trajectory analysis of men of color who successfully transferred from the community college. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 170, 23-33. [article link]
Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016). Establishing a research center: The minority male community college collaborative. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 168, 65-77. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2015). The effect of non-cognitive outcomes on perceptions of school as a feminine domain among Latino men in community college. Culture, Society, and Masculinities, 7(1), 22-32. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2014). Black male graduation rates in community colleges: Do institutional characteristics make a difference? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 00:1-13. [article link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). The impact of institutional characteristics on Latino male graduation rates in community college. Annuals of the Next Generation, 3(1), 1-12. [article link]
Wood, J. L. & Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). Community college vs. proprietary school outcomes: Student satisfaction among minority males. Community College Enterprise, 18(2), 15-31. [article link]
Research Briefs
Vasquez, M. C., Salinas, C., & Rodriguez, S. L. (2020). Transfer capital and landing spaces among Latino men. Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates. [link]
Rodriguez, S. L., Vasquez, M., & Salinas, C. (2017, September). Latino men and masculinities: Community college transfer experiences in Texas, California, and Florida. Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates, 11, 1-2. [link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2016). Redirecting the Latino male pipeline in higher education: The role of community colleges. In NASPA annual conference publication for the Latino Knowledge Community. http://apps.naspa.org/files/2016-naspa-final.pdf
Rodriguez, S. L., Vasquez, M., & Salinas, C. (2017, September). Latino men and masculinities: Community college transfer experiences in Texas, California, and Florida. Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates, 11, 1-2. [link]
Vasquez Urias, M. (2016). Redirecting the Latino male pipeline in higher education: The role of community colleges. In NASPA annual conference publication for the Latino Knowledge Community. http://apps.naspa.org/files/2016-naspa-final.pdf
Op-Eds & Podcasts
Abeyta, M. (2023, March 14). Lift as you climb (Episode 15). [Audio podcast episode]. in Scholar Homies. Spotify.
Espino Lira, M. (2020, March 17). Sana, Sana (Season 2, Episode 4). [Audio podcast episode]. In Latinx Intelligentsía. http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/7/c/9/7c95a20382ea27fd/S2Ep4_Sana_Sana.mp3?c_id=67359803&cs_id=67359803&expiration=1591309945&hwt=2ed8aae0d4c2c5f43418513621d88c21
Vang, M., Garcia, F., Vasquez, M., Harris III, F., & Wood, J. L. (2017, November 2). Food insecurity and men of color. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved from http://cdn.coverstand.com/6407/449222/373b6e8e50613611dee21d66c330056fe01aee3c.5.pdf
Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016, November 23). Food and housing instability among Black college men: How can colleges remedy food and housing challenges? The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5835b21ce4b0a79f7433b2f8?timestamp=1479915265349
Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., White, K., & Vasquez Urias, M. (2015, April 17). How to teach men of color: Four critical conditions. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-luke-wood/how-to-teach-men-of-color-four-critical-conditions_b_7089720.html
Espino Lira, M. (2020, March 17). Sana, Sana (Season 2, Episode 4). [Audio podcast episode]. In Latinx Intelligentsía. http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/7/c/9/7c95a20382ea27fd/S2Ep4_Sana_Sana.mp3?c_id=67359803&cs_id=67359803&expiration=1591309945&hwt=2ed8aae0d4c2c5f43418513621d88c21
Vang, M., Garcia, F., Vasquez, M., Harris III, F., & Wood, J. L. (2017, November 2). Food insecurity and men of color. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved from http://cdn.coverstand.com/6407/449222/373b6e8e50613611dee21d66c330056fe01aee3c.5.pdf
Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016, November 23). Food and housing instability among Black college men: How can colleges remedy food and housing challenges? The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5835b21ce4b0a79f7433b2f8?timestamp=1479915265349
Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., White, K., & Vasquez Urias, M. (2015, April 17). How to teach men of color: Four critical conditions. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-luke-wood/how-to-teach-men-of-color-four-critical-conditions_b_7089720.html