2021 AAHHE Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues Award Recipient

Ester Elena Mulnix, PhD
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Ester Elena Mulnix, PhD is a consultant for national and international institutions and government organizations regarding multicultural communication. For 18 years, she has been the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Mulnix is also a social sciences professor at the American University of Iraq, Baghdad.

She was born and raised in Monterrey, NL, México. Mulnix grew up with her mother, grandmother, and four siblings and was 16 years old when she began working full time to contribute to the family. Her mother, grandmother, and oldest sister were sources of inspiration and motivation to achieve. She received merit scholarships for her college and graduate degrees. She has a bachelor's in science (Universidad Regiomontana), a degree in psychology (Universidad de Monterrey) and a master’s in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the (Instituto de Psychoterapia, México). Mulnix has a PhD in counselor education and supervision, with a minor in psychology, and an emphasis in multiculturalism from Syracuse University.

Mulnix began her professional career in México and was an instructor in two Institutions of Higher Education and a clinician. Mulnix has taught at several universities in the United States and abroad, in-person and online. She also served as an academic administrator. She was vice president of academic affairs at CETYS Universidad in Baja California, México, and vice president of academic affairs and interim president at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimania.

Her research interests are in the areas of organizational culture, wellness, and supervision. Her publication Developmental Model for Multicultural Psychotherapy Skills (1997) helps therapists integrate theory and practice and become effective multicultural clinicians. She has authored books and chapters on women leadership and the multicultural education of children. Esther also edited the yearly book series Contemporary Perspectives in Hispanic and Latino Business and Contemporary Perspectives in Hispanic and Latino Education published by Information Age Publications, Inc.  She is co-founding and editor-in-chief of the double-blind peer-reviewed quarterly international Journal of Hispanic Higher Education published by Sage Publications. 

January 2021