Jesse Enriquez

Jesse Enriquez is a Ph.D. student in the Education Studies Department at UC San Diego. He earned his B.A. in Kinesiology from California State University, Chico and became the first college graduate in his family. He went on to complete his M.A. in Postsecondary Educational Leadership from San Diego State University. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked several years helping underserved youth, families, and communities of color gain access to higher education. His experience working in higher education and in the non-profit sector inform his research that seeks to understand the conditions, experiences, and outcomes that facilitate the success among historically marginalized students with an emphasis on 1) Latino/x men in higher education, 2) community college students’ pre and post transfer experiences, and 3) exploring the role that 4-year institutions play in creating a transfer receptive culture for students of color. 

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. in Education | Transforming Education in a Diverse Society, UC San Diego – Expected 2022

M.A., Postsecondary Educational Leadership, San Diego State University – 2012

B.A., Kinesiology, California State University, Chico – 2010

Specialized College Counseling Certificate, UC San Diego Extension – 2011

His research seeks to understand the conditions, experiences, and outcomes that facilitate the success among historically marginalized students with an emphasis on a) Latino/x men in higher education, b) community college students’ pre and post-transfer experiences, and c) exploring the role that 4-year institutions play in creating a transfer receptive culture for students of color.

2020 Project MALES Graduate Scholars Program, The University of Texas at Austin
2020 Perez Research Fellow, The Bright Research Group Consulting Firm
2019 CSU Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program Scholar Fellowship
2018 The San Diego Fellowship, UC San Diego, Graduate Division
2018 LEAD Fellow, UCSD, Office of the VC of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
2016 RISE Urban Leadership Fellow, USD, School of Leadership and Education Sciences
2012 Fred McFarlane Educational Leadership Outstanding Graduate Student, SDSU
2011 Graduate Equity Fellow, SDSU