College of Education

Education

    •  PhD, Higher Education & Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles

    •  MA, Higher Education & Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles

    •  MA, Educational Leadership, University of New Mexico

    •  BA, English/Educational Linguistics, University of New Mexico

    •  AAS, Business, University of New Mexico, Taos

Selected Publications

Herrera, F.A., Garibay, J. C., Garcia, G. A., & Johnston, M. P. (2013).  Documenting Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigrant Access to Public Education: A Multilevel Analysis. The Review of Higher Education 36(4), 513-550.

Eagan, M. K., Hurtado, S., Chang, M. J., Garcia, G. A., Herrera, F. A., & Garibay, J. C. (2013). Making a Difference in Science Education: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs. American Educational Research Journal. doi: 10.3102/0002831213482038  

Chávez, A. F., Ke, F., & Herrera, F. A. (2012). Clan, Sage, and Sky: Indigenous, Hispano, and Mestizo Narratives of Learning in New Mexico Context. American Educational Research Journal. 49(4), 775-806. doi: 10.3102/0002831212441498   

Garcia, G. A., Johnston, M. P., Garibay, J. C. Herrera, F. A., & Giraldo, L. G. (2011). When Parties Become Racialized: Deconstructing Racially Themed Parties. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 48(1), 1–17.

Chávez, A.F.; Ke, F. & Herrera, F.A. (2010). Experiences of Online Learners across Culture and Age. In R. Herrera’s, Innovations and Issues in International Higher Education, University of Guadalajara Press, Mexico.

Selected Presentations

Herrera, F.A. (2013, April). Charting Community College Pathways in System-wide Efforts to Promote College Persistence & Attainment in STEM National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Herrera, F.A. (2012, November). Analyzing Community College Populations through the Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies (PETS).  Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Herrera, F. A. & Ayon, C. (2012, April). The Role of Community Colleges in STEM Pathways. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Vancouver B.C.

Herrera, F. A., Hurtado, S., Garcia, G. A., & Gasiewski, J. (2012, April). A Model for Redefining STEM Identity For Talented STEM Graduate Students. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Vancouver B.C.

Eagan, M.K., Hurtado, S., Garibay, J., & Herrera, F. A. (2012, April). Accentuating Advantage: Developing Science Identity during College. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Vancouver B.C.

Herrera, F.A. & Reyes McGovern, E. (2012, April). Demystifying Myths: The Cultural Wealth of Latina Single Motherscholars. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Vancouver B.C.

Herrera, F.A. (2011, November). Institutional Contexts among Two-year Colleges: A Multilevel Examination of the Community College Pathway. Association for the Study of Higher Education.  Charlotte, NC.

Herrera, F.A., Hurtado, S., & Chang, M. (2011, November). Maintaining Career Aspirations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among College Students. Association for the Study of Higher Education.  Charlotte, NC.

Herrera, F.A., Garibay, J. C., Garcia, G. A., & Johnston, M. P. (2011, November). Documenting Attitudes Toward the Undocumented: A Multi-level Analysis of Student Views on Denying Undocumented Immigrants Access to Public Education. Association for the Study of Higher Education.  Charlotte, NC.

Herrera, F.A., Richardson, F. M. & Garibay, J. (2011, June). The Role of Policy in Constructing Values of Inclusion: A Critical Analysis of Hate/Bias Motivated Incident Reporting Procedures. National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.  San Francisco, CA.

Tran, M.C., Herrera, F.A., & Garibay, J. (2011, June). When Science Lacks Diversity and Social Relevance, Can Students be Objective Scientists and Still be Themselves? National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.  San Francisco, CA.

Eagan, M.K., Herrera, F.A. Hurtado, S., & Garibay, J.  (2011, June).  Faculty Support Networks: Promoting Meaningful Interactions in STEM. Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Toronto, Ontario.

Gasiewski, J., Herrera, F.A., & Mosqueda, C. (2011, June).  The Pathway to Loneliness: When Institutional Support Really Matters for STEM Graduate Students. Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Toronto, Ontario.

Herrera, F.A. (2011, April). The Influence of Institutional Characteristics on the Community College Pathway: Examining the Two- year Institutional Context.  Council for the Study of Community Colleges Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Herrera, F.A. & Hurtado, S. (2011, April). Maintaining Initial Interests: Developing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Career Aspirations Among Underrepresented Racial Minority Students. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Eagan, M.K., Herrera, F.A. & Hurtado, S. (2011, April). Crashing the Gate: Identifying Alternative Measures of Student Learning in Introductory Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Courses. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Tran, M.C., Herrera, F.A., & Gasiewski, J. (2011, April). STEM Graduate Students’ Multiple Identities: How Can I Be Me and Be a Scientist? National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference. Orlando, FL.

Hurtado, S., Tran, M.C., Herrera, F.A., & Gasiewski, J. (2010, November). Exploring the Intersectionality of Science and Racial Identity through Graduate Student Experiences. Association for the Study of Higher Education.  Indianapolis, IA.

Herrera, F.A., Gasiewski, J., Tran, M.C., Hurtado, S., & Jacquez, R. (2010, October). Success Stories: How Social Identities Affect Students’ Educational Trajectories in STEM. American Association for Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting.  Houston, TX.

Eagan, M.K., Hurtado, S., & Herrera, F.A. (2010, October). Crashing the Gate: Improving Student Learning in Introductory STEM Courses. American Association for Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting.  Houston, TX.

Eagan, M.K., Garcia, G.A., Herrera, F.A., Garibay, J., Hurtado, S., & Chang, M.J. (2010, June). Making a Difference in Science Education for Underrepresented Students: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs. Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Chicago, IL.

Gasiewski, J., Tran, M.C., Herrera, F.A., Garcia, G.A., Newman, C.B. (2010, June).  Barricades, Bridges, and Programmatic Adaptation: A Multi-campus Case Study of STEM Undergraduate Research Programs. Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Chicago, IL.

Herrera, F.A., Chávez, A.F., & Ke, F. (2010, April). Web-Based Graduate Education: An Examination of Approaches, Pedagogy, and Student Experiences. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Chávez, A.F., Ke, F., & Herrera, F.A. (2010, April). Cultural Constructs in Web Based Teaching and Learning. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Chávez, A.F., Ke, F., & Herrera, F.A. (2009, November). Deconstructing Culture in Web Based Courses.  Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Vancouver B.C.

Chávez, A.F. Ke, F. & Herrera, F.A. (2009, April). Web-Based Teaching & Learning Across Age & Culture.  American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Herrera, F.A. (2008, October).  Learning to Listen: Self-Reflection in Intercultural Communication. Diversity Leadership Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

De Leon, J., Herrera, F.A., & Richardson, F.M. (2009, February).  Addressing Acts of Hate on Campus.  New Mexico Higher Education Assessment & Retention Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Chávez, A.F. & Herrera, F.A.  (2008, December). Teaching and Retaining High Risk Students in College Classrooms. New Mexico Higher Education Assessment & Retention Conference, Albuquerque, NM.