Karina Chavarria

She/Her/Hers Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University Channel Islands

I am a Latina immigrant who was determined to attain a college education; not only to achieve personal freedom from poverty, but because a college education represented an avenue for working with marginalized communities in addressing disparities in access to equitable opportunities for living a better life. Over the 10+ years of working with working-class and minoritized high school and undergraduate students within and outside of the classroom, I have foregrounded the connections between community ways of knowing and academic knowledge to create programs that will address inequities in our society.

Email Address	karinachavarria27@yahoo.com
State	California
Webpage	https://www.csuci.edu/iss/programs/underrepresented-student-initiatives.htm
Social Media	https://www.csuci.edu/iss/programs/underrepresented-student-initiatives.htm
Main area of practice	College Access Financial Aid/Funding Graduate/Professional School Policy Advocacy Research & Data
Specializes in These Areas	Latinx Gender First-Generation Socioeconomic Status Non-traditional students Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Hispanic-Serving Institutions Activism
Examples of current or past work	Past work 1 (application) Past work 2 (application) Past work 3 (application)
Aspirations for this online directory	I'm interested in engaging with a community of public servants, activists, and allies working to serve immigrant communities and transform policies/practices that reproduces exclusion.
I'm open to...	Networking, Mentoring, Consulting for a fee, Consulting for free, Provide a service

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