Jaqueline Dighero
Lecturer
Faculty - Child and Adolescent Development
Brief Biography
Dr. Jaqueline Dighero is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Higher Education Administration and Policy Program at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). They have taught for various schools and departments, such as the School of Education, Ethnic Studies, and Hispanic Studies at UCR, and they have taught for the Child and Adolescent Development Department at CSUN since the Spring of 2025. Prior to UCR, Dr. Dighero did their undergraduate studies here at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) with a B.A. in Psychology Honors and a minor in Family Studies. During their time at CSUN, they were a part of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and they were a student research assistant for the BUilding Infrastructure Leading to Diversity; Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research (BUILD PODER) program.
Dr. Dighero is a queer, gender fluid woman with various hidden dis/abilities, a first-generation college student, and a child of Guatemalan working-class immigrant parents. With a background in Critical Race Studies, they investigate issues of access and equity in higher education. They examine how racial/ethnic identity, self-esteem, grades, and degree attainment are related among Latinx college students. Moreover, they study the creation of the first Central American Studies (CAS) program in the U.S.A. at CSUN, and the historical experiences of Central American students during the development of the CAS program.
Education
- Ph.D. Higher Education Administration and Policy 2025, University of California, Riverside
- B.A. Psychology Honors Major, Family Studies Minor 2018, California State University, Northridge
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