Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Academic Affairs and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at California State University, Long Beach
About
Dr. Locks began her faculty position at Long Beach State in 2008, where she has developed as a strong research agenda that explores institutional diversity praxis and the recruitment, retention, and experiences of students of color in colleges and universities. In 2019, the second edition of Diversity and Inclusion on Campus: Supporting Students of Color in Higher Education, written by Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner and Dr. Locks, was published.
Current Work:
Dr. Locks is responsible for the engagement, equity, and inclusion portfolio for the Division of Academic Affairs at CSU Long Beach. This includes providing leadership for the synergistic efforts of the President’s Commission on Inclusive Excellence, Status of Women, and Sustainability, the equity-mindedness of high impact practices offered by the Center for Community Engagement, Intergroup Dialogue, MMUF, OURS, and NIH BUILD and campus climate research efforts. The latter includes leading a campus wide effort to assess the campus climate for student, staff and faculty Spring 2020 and disseminating the results across campus.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Diversity, inclusion, undergraduate research, access, equity
