Graduate School of Education

Profile

Araceli Espinoza earned a B.A. in American Studies from UC Berkeley and an M.E. in postsecondary administration and student affairs from USC, where she is completing her Ph.D. in urban education policy with a higher education emphasis. Her research interests include the postsecondary outcomes of racial/ethnic minority (REM) students, first-generation college students and REM students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  

Education

B.A., UC Berkeley

M.E., USC

Ph.D., USC (in progress)

Expertise

Racial/ethnic minority (REM) students, first-generation college students, and REM students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  

Publications

Cole, D. & Espinoza, A. (2008). Examining the academic success of Latino students in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Journal of College Student Development, 49(4), 285-300. doi: 10.1353/csd.0.0018

Cole, D. & Espinoza, A. (2009). When gender is considered: Racial ethnic minority students inSTEM majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 15, 263-277. doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v15.i3.50

Cole, D. & Espinoza, A. (2011). The post-baccalaureate goals of college women in STEM. InJ.G. Gayles (Ed.), Attracting and retaining women in STEM. New Directions for Institutional Research (no. 152, pp. 51-58). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Cole, D. & Espinoza, A. (2012). Engineering the academic success of racial and ethnic minoritystudents at minority serving institutions via mentoring and research. In R.T. Palmer, D.C. Maramba, & M. Gasman (Eds.), Fostering success of ethnic and racial minorities in STEM: The role of minority serving institutions. New York, NY: Routledge.

Cole, D. & Espinoza, A. (2o12). From a man’s perspective: Latino men’s outlook on the campuscommunity. In B. Gastic & R.R. Verdugo (Eds.), The education of the Hispanic population: Selected essays. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.