Early-Career Scholar Series Presenter: Dr. Cinthya Salazar and Advanced-Career Scholar Facilitator Dr. Ozan Jaquette

During this session, Cinthya Salazar will present a paper in progress that she is co-authoring with Cindy Barahona from Texas A&M University. Using longitudinal data from 23 undocumented students with and without DACA, Salazar and Barahona seek to understand how participants experience legal violence during their college graduation process and its effects on post-graduation life. Specifically, the research questions guiding this investigation are: (a) In what ways do undocumented students graduating from college with and without DACA experience legal violence through their transition out of higher education? and (b) How does legal violence influence the post-graduation experiences of undocumented college graduates with and without DACA? During the session, Salazar will discuss the findings on this investigation and engage in conversations with attendees about the implications of this work for higher education research, policy, and practice.

Dr. Cinthya Salazar (ella/she) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education within UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies.  Dr. Salazar’s research focuses on the mechanisms used by undocumented students to access, persist, and succeed in higher education. She uses participatory action research and engages undocumented students as co-researchers to generate localized student success models that can promote their college retention.

Refreshments will be served. Please direct questions to Dr. Deborah Southern, desouth@ucla.edu