Alexis Meza, M.A. Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, United States

In this seminar, first-time freshmen will learn to familiarize themselves with key campus resources such as the Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office/Center, Undocumented Student Program, Educational Opportunity Program, Tang Center, and much more. Students will also build relationships with Casa Mora staff, Casa Mora Peer Fellows, as well as with one another to help create a system of community support at Cal and beyond. In addition, students will learn to critically examine their own life experiences in relation to Chicanx and Latinx communities in the United States, especially the most marginalized: undocumented Latinx, Trans and Queer Latinx, Afro-Latinx, and Indigenous Latinx, etc. Students will also explore ways in which they can be agents of social change for their communities

Higher Education Action Research for Transformation (HEART) Lab at Berkeley School of Education

Overseeing all editorial operations within the publication, ensuring that content meets the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and relevance about the NYU Steinhardt ALT Department

Serve as the organizational ambassador and responsible for initiating and maintaining external partnerships within NYU. Curate Latinx-centered professional and social development opportunities within NYU's networks as well as external opportunities

New York, New York, United States

Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging: •Work closely with the Vice Dean of Equity and Belonging and Senior Director of Equity Initiatives on writing equitable institutional policy and initiatives.•Oversees and Coordinate the Faculty First-Look Program that invites scholars of color and others underrepresented in the Academy to complete their Ph.D. Ed. D, or other relevant terminal degrees to provide a glimpse into faculty careers and increase faculty diversity.•Serve as a Co-Instructor for the First Year Leadership Development course for undergraduate BIPOC Students. •Assist in coordinating experiential learning in Washington D.C focused on social justice themes and historical context of African American history in the United States, through site visits, lectures, and workshops.

Co-collaborated with NYU Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Graduate Program on organizing an Interview and Recruitment Day for prospective masters’ students that will aid them in their matriculation and transition into the graduate program.

University Of California Riverside

study motivation among ethnic-racial minoritized populations, particularly among Latinx youth using a resiliency approach. In partnership with the University of Havana, Cuba, we collected mixed methods data from undergraduate students in STEM courses to understand STEM motivation, access, and completion. In addition, I also collected interdisciplinary historical and contemporary data on murals in the Inland Empire and UCR through focus groups of first-year UCR students’ experiences at Hispanic Serving Institution. As a result, we devised an artistic design connecting qualitative inquiry of Chicanx/Latinx student's experience into a culturally centered mural.

University Of California Riverside

- Co-Chair of various committees that organize events/programs that cater towards Chicanx and Latinx students and youth: -Assist with organizing Semana de la Mujer a week long series that celebrate and honors Chicana Latina Femmes at UC Riverside-Assist with organizing Chicano Latino Youth Conference that attract 1,000+ youth to UCR with the purpose to provide pedagogy on college admission, guidance and experience as Chicanx/Latinx students-Assist with organizing university-wide Chicano Latino Graduation Ceremony that celebrates the success of graduating Chicanx/Latinx students and families. - Work closly with Director and Assistant Director on executing empowering and cultural programing. -provide students with resources, guidance and mentorship as they navigate higher education

Advanced knowledge of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) by exploring the extent to which these institutions have served Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x students as a means to operationalize a more holistic and historical understanding of serving.Conducted archival research and oral history interviews for the UCR Chicano/Latino origins and evolution of servingness.

University Of California Riverside

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Education

Masters Of Arts, Higher Education And Student Affairs

Ba Psychology; Ba In Education, Society, And Human Development, Community Leadership, Policy And Social Justice