Gloria M. Rodriguez

Gloria M. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis School of Education. Her work centers on educational leadership, school finance, and social justice, with a focus on low-income students of color in K-12 and community college settings. She is principal investigator for the Leadership for Real Impact (LRI) project and director of the Capital Area North Doctorate in Educational Leadership (CANDEL) Ed.D. Program.

Education:

• Ph.D., Education: Administration and Policy Analysis with minor in Organizational Studies – Stanford University, 1997
• M.P.A., Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs, 1989
• B.A., Economics – U.C. Santa Cruz, 1986
• A.A., Business – College of the Sequoias, 1984

Research Interests: Dr. Rodriguez investigates educational investment frameworks that leverage community strengths to address needs, alongside political economic conditions affecting Chicana/o-Latina/o communities and marginalized populations in the U.S. Her projects include the LRI initiative, Project EXCEL, and the Testimonios book project.

Scientific Awards:

• Teaching Award, UCD Education Graduate Students Association, 2008
• Award for Excellence in Teaching, UTEP College of Education, 2000
• Jean Flanigan Award for Outstanding Dissertation, 1997-98
• American Education Finance Association award, 1998
• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, 1996
• Chicana/o Fellows Program Fellowship, Stanford, 1994-1995

Professional Service: She serves on the board of the American Education Finance Association, editorial boards for Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of Education Finance, and Educational Policy Analysis Archives, and is affiliated with UC Davis Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory & Research and the Center for Poverty Research.