Lecturer in the Kremen School of Education & Human Development at California State University, Fresno
About
Dr. Adriana Cervantes-González is starting her 20th year as an educator serving faculty, students, families, and communities in preK-12 and higher education settings throughout the central valley of California. Dr. Cervantes-González is a Lecturer at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) for the Kremen School of Education & Human Development and is the Partnership Liaison for the South Valley Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) at the newly opened Fresno State Visalia Campus in Tulare County. Dr. Cervantes-González has been a key faculty member in establishing new partnerships with this innovative program launching its first cohorts for elementary teacher education beginning Fall 2018.
Dr. Cervantes-González also serves as a board of directors member and co-vice president of the Fresno, California non-profit organization — Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research (CLEAR), is a member of the CLEAR 2020 Strategic Planning Task Force Team, and serves as CLEAR’s a representative on the Fix School Discipline Coalition work group — focused on Educational Policy with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.Adriana’s professional career has included positions with the Office of University Grants and Research at Fresno State where she coordinated efforts of federal, state, and local grants. Adriana has previously held counseling and adjunct faculty positions at Fresno State, and Porterville Community College. Adriana has also served as a substitute teacher, counselor, and learning director for Tulare County schools.
Adriana earned her doctorate in educational leadership (EdD) at Fresno State. Her research interests include equity, social justice education, pre-service teachers, and Latina/o students’ educational pipeline schooling experiences in shaping college choice. Adriana’s passion is to continue working collaboratively with preK-20 practitioners, community stakeholders, and research scholars towards improving college access opportunities and degree completion for all students. She resides in Tulare County with her husband, Dr. Jesus Gonzalez who is also an educator, and their four children; Neftaly (age 15), Diego & Joaquin (twins age 14), and Carlos (age 12).
Current Work:
Dr. Adriana Cervantes-González’s current research involves Latina/o students schooling experiences in shaping college choice, and pre-service teachers beginning a teacher education innovative program at community college prior to transferring to a four-year university in a region where gaps in educational attainment among Latinas/os remains a priority to be addressed. With a teacher workforce that does not mirror the student population demographics, this is an issue that remains understudied. Furthermore, Dr. Cervantes-González hopes to continue to examine a social justice approach to education with a focus on mitigating inequities in program planning and sustainability in order to build leadership and capacity within the California, central valley region.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Latina/o student schooling experiences, pre-service teachers, social justice education, college choice, higher education
