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Leticia Oseguera

Dr. Leticia Oseguera

Professor & Scientist of Education (HIED)

Phone: 814-863-2659

404F Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802

Department(s)

  • Education Policy Studies

Program(s)

  • Education Policy and Leadership, PhD
  • Higher Education Program, DEd, M.Ed

Center(s)

  • Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE)

Most excited about: Advocacy , Impact , Innovation , Social Justice , Racial Justice , Gender and Equity

Current Research: STEM undergraduate degree programs and college student success.

Education

  • PhD, Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles
  • MA, Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles
  • BA, University of California, Irvine

Areas of Expertise

Expertise and Research Interests

Campus Climate
Comparative Education
Program Evaluation
STEM Education
Student Success

Most Recent Papers

  • Li, T., Oseguera, L., & Kirk, C. (2023). Examining the Influence of First-Generation Status on STEM Socialization Among Undergraduates in a STEM Scholars Program. Research in Higher Education, 1-22. 
  • Li, T., Kirk, C., & Oseguera, L. (2023). Heterogeneous academic achievement profiles of initially STEM-intending students over college years. Journal of College Student Development, 64 (6), 728-735. 
  • De Los Rios, M. J., Aparicio, E., Park, H. J., Oseguera, L., & Conchas, G. (2023). Applying a STEM Engagement Framework to examine short-term retention of Latinx and other underrepresented groups in an undergraduate STEM scholar program. Journal for Leadership, Equity, and Research, 9(1).
  • De Los Rios, M.J. & Oseguera, L. (2023). Organizational behavior and student persistence in college (pp. 123-152). In R. Reason & J.M. Braxton (Eds.), Improving college student retention: New developments in theory, research, and practice. Stylus Publishers 
  • Oseguera, L., de los Rios, M.J., Park, H.J., Aparicio, E.M., & Rao, S. (2022). Understanding who stays in a STEM scholar program for underrepresented students: high achieving scholars and short-term program retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice 24(3) 773-809. 
  • Oseguera, L., Conchas, G., & Murillo, M.A. (2022). Special Edition on Latina/o/x Postsecondary Education. Journal of Equity, Leadership, and Research. 
  • Dowd, A., Oseguera, L., & Johnson, R. (2022). Assessing equitable access to STEM fields of study. In G. Henning, G. Baker, N. Jankowski, A. Lundquist, & E. Montenegro, (Eds). Assessment for Equity, Stylus Publishers. 
  • Cambero, S., Oseguera, L., & Conchas, G.Q. (2022). ‘Inequalities… are products of the system’: Perceptions of inequality among Asian American and Chicana/o/x college students. In S. Rodriguez & G.Q. Conchas (Eds), Race frames in education: Structuring inequality and opportunity in a changing society. New York: TC Press. 
  • University of California, Irvine (UCI) Lauds & Laurels Outstanding
  • Alumni Athlete (2018); North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR)
  • Best First Paper Award (with co-Author Alexander C. Yin) (2014); Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (2011)
  • College Teaching and Learning
  • Research Topics/Dissertation Proposal Writing
  • Research Design
  • Higher Education Students and Clientele
  • The Community College and Technical College
  • Administrative Leadership in Higher Education