Rosalinda Godinez

Major: Sociology (2013)

Minor: Spanish

Research Title: First-Generation Mexican-American College Students: Familial Educational Involvement and College-Going

Mentor: Dr. Monica Johnson
Status: PhD in Social and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (In Progress)

Rosalinda is interested in researching equity and access for underrepresented students. More specifically, she focuses on students’ k-12 experience, college-going process, educational attainment, and parental involvement. Her most recent work challenges the construction of parental involvement by identifying the way Mexican parents are involved in their child’s education. She hopes to expand this research by looking at other minority parents and their involvement.

• Washington State University President’s Honor Roll, 2009-2012
• Leadership 1000 Scholarship, 2009-2013
• Sea Mar Scholarship, 2012-2013
• WSU TRIO Conference: Student Support Services (SSS) Recognition, 2012
• Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, 2011-2012

• McNair 2012 Research Symposium, Pullman, WA, July, 2012, Presenter