Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego
About
Camacho brings over 25 years of experience working with historically marginalized groups. Since the early 90s, she has worked to establish retention programs for women and minorities in underrepresented fields, and has sustained continuous funding since 2005 from the National Science Foundation to examine inequities in higher education, focusing on the persistence of women and people of color in STEM education. She also served the NSF grant ADVANCE initiatives to address and improve institutional climate at the University of San Diego, and offers thought leadership to produce institutional innovation through the NSF's Revolutionizing Engineering Departments Program. As a Latina ethnographer, she has extensive experience serving Spanish-speaking communities, and has engaged numerous NGOs and community organizations in collaborative efforts.
Current Work:
Camacho's current research seeks to improve transitions of Post-9/11 military veterans as they transfer to institutions of higher education. In previous research, she used data analytics to study and support student persistence. She also writes about faculty development, mentoring faculty of color, and building strategic partnerships to support faculty research and scholarship.
Research Area Keyword(s):
STEM education, critical race, culture, inequality
