Gabriela Chavira
Professor

Brief Biography

Dr. Gabriela Chavira is a professor in the Psychology Department at California State University Northridge. She is also the inaugural Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). Currently, Gabriela is a principal investigator and co-director of student training for BUILD PODER, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). In her role, she developed and implemented an undergraduate research experience (URE) that provides culturally responsive undergraduate training in biomedical-related sciences. Gabriela uses Critical Race Theory (CRT) and other equity-minded frameworks to engage 350 undergraduate minoritized students, primarily of Latinx descent, in preparation for doctoral studies through year-long faculty-mentored research.

Gabriela is also the lead principal investigator of a National Science Foundation (NSF) HSI STEM grant to increase undergraduate research infrastructure through the creation of a STEM undergraduate research office, ESTUDIO, which is housed within OUR. She is also a Senior Personnel member on an NSF Advance multi-campus collaborative grant, SPACES, to increase and retain the number of minoritized women faculty in Engineering. Finally, she is a co-PI on the NSF-funded CSU-WARM grant to increase psychological well-being in CSUN graduate students.

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