2024-2025 AAHHE Faculty Fellows

Angélica Amezcua, PhD
Assistant Professor, Spanish
Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program
University of Washington

Nora Cisneros, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ethnic Studies
CSU Bakersfield

Nicolaus Espitia, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Oakland University

Jovana Gomez, EdD
Assistant Professor
Spanish
Eastern New Mexico University 

Ángel de Jesus González, PhD
Assistant Professor
Higher Education Administration and Leadership
California State University, Fresno

Susana Hernández, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Program Coordinator, Counseling Student Affairs M.Ed. Program
Northern Arizona University

Rocío Mendoza, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Leadership and Higher Education
University of Redlands

Natalie Muñoz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University Newark

Marco A. Murillo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Education
School of Education and Counseling Psychology
Santa Clara University

Jose Ortiz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Foundations and Social Advocacy
State University of New York at Cortland

Mayra Puente, PhD
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
University of California, Santa Barbara

Amanda Rodríguez-Newhall, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Social Work and Sociology
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Carolyn S. F. Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor
Elementary Education
University of Nevada, Reno

Julie P. Vanegas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Christian Vazquez, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
The University of Texas at Arlington

Karina Vielma, PhD
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Melanie Zollner, EdD
Assistant Professor
Management
New Mexico Highlands University

Updated October 2, 2024