Dr. Stephen Santa-Ramirez (he/him) is a first-generation college graduate whose personal and professional experiences in higher education have played formative roles in developing his research agenda, which broadly investigates the ideological, historical, and structural inequalities that impact minoritized communities. Particularly, his work and community involvements include investigating campus racial climate, transitions and belongingness of first-generation students, college student activism and resistance, and the various ways race, ethnicity, im/migration status, and policy inform the educational experiences of college students who are undocumented. Dr. Santa-Ramirez is an assistant professor of higher education within the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University at Buffalo (UB) and has worked in higher education administration, including Multicultural and LGBTQA2S+ Affairs, Residential Life, and Migrant Student Services at various universities across the United States. Dr. Santa-Ramirez has published over two dozen academic articles and has been recognized nationally for his work, including UB teaching and research awards, being selected as a National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, an ACPA – College Student Educators International Diamond Honoree and the ACPA Latinx Network Community Advancement & Service Award, and a Legacy of Leadership Honoree by West Chester University.
