Valerie A. Gómez
- Profile
- Education
- Research
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Profile
Valerie is the granddaughter and daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, a first-generation college graduate, and a rising third-year PhD student at the University of California, San Diego. Her research draws from Chicana/Latina feminist methodologies, Critical Race Theory, and Latino Critical Race Theory to examine how race, ethnicity, gender, and immigration status mediate the academic experiences of Latinx students in higher education.
Valerie has several years of experience working in higher education supporting the holistic development and academic success of transfer and undocumented students. Valerie earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UCLA and a master’s degree in counseling with an option in student development in higher education from CSULB.
Education
Ph.D. (In Progress) Education: Transforming Education in a Diverse Society, University of California, San Diego
M.S., Counseling, option in Student Development in Higher Education, California State University, Long Beach
B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
Research
Contreras, F., Prado Robeldo, S., & Gómez, V. A. (2021). Cultivating the Chicano/Latina/o/x faculty pipeline across HSI systems: The role of RHSIs in transforming the professoriate. Manuscript under review at the Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research.
Gómez, V. A., Vigil, D., Pérez Huber, L., & Muñoz, S. M. (2021). Racist Nativist Microaggressions in the Trump Era: Experiences of DACA and Undocumented Latinx College Students. In L. Pérez Huber & S. M. Muñoz (Eds.), Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education (pp. 140-161). Teachers College Press.
Gómez, V. & Pérez Huber, L. (2019). Examining racist nativist microaggressions on DACAmented college students in the Trump era. California Journal of Politics and Policy, 11(2), 1-16.
Huie, K., Gómez, V. (2018). DREAM Scholars at UCI: A student affairs/academic affairs partnership utilizing analytics, intrusive advising, and other best practices for undocumented student success [Conference paper]. Reinvention Collaborative National Conference. Arlington, Virginia.
Gómez, V. A. (2017). La Lucha Sigue: Undocumented Students Challenging Anti-Immigrant Discourses (Unpublished Master’s thesis). California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA.
Gómez, V. A., Vigil, D., Pérez Huber, L., & Muñoz, S. M. (2021). Racist Nativist Microaggressions in the Trump Era: Experiences of DACA and Undocumented Latinx College Students. In L. Pérez Huber & S. M. Muñoz (Eds.), Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education (pp. 140-161). Teachers College Press.
Gómez, V. & Pérez Huber, L. (2019). Examining racist nativist microaggressions on DACAmented college students in the Trump era. California Journal of Politics and Policy, 11(2), 1-16.
Huie, K., Gómez, V. (2018). DREAM Scholars at UCI: A student affairs/academic affairs partnership utilizing analytics, intrusive advising, and other best practices for undocumented student success [Conference paper]. Reinvention Collaborative National Conference. Arlington, Virginia.
Gómez, V. A. (2017). La Lucha Sigue: Undocumented Students Challenging Anti-Immigrant Discourses (Unpublished Master’s thesis). California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA.
Fellowships/Grants/ Awards
2021 Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar
2020 CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Fellow
2019 Strategic Enhancement of Excellence through Diversity (SEED) Fellowship, UCSD
2017 Graduate Dean’s List for the College of Education, CSULB
2017 President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Research Grant, CSULB
2016 Associated Students, Inc., Research Grant, CSULB
2015 Student Development Fellowship, CSULB
2013 Chancellor’s Service Award, UCLA
2020 CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Fellow
2019 Strategic Enhancement of Excellence through Diversity (SEED) Fellowship, UCSD
2017 Graduate Dean’s List for the College of Education, CSULB
2017 President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Research Grant, CSULB
2016 Associated Students, Inc., Research Grant, CSULB
2015 Student Development Fellowship, CSULB
2013 Chancellor’s Service Award, UCLA
