Biography
Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. In her research, she concentrates on identifying and asking urgent questions about systemic inequities such as racism, sexism, and classism that marginalized communities experience as they transition to and through their engineering and computing higher education experiences.
Dr. Rodriguez has established a national reputation as a talented grant-maker, research team leader, and collaborator. She has collaborated on 10 large-scale interdisciplinary research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Kapor Center, and the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, totaling approximately $20M collectively.
She has published 40 peer-reviewed articles in outlets such as Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Engineering Studies, Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and Community College Review as well as authored a host of book chapters and research/policy briefs. Dr. Rodriguez has delivered a multitude of peer-reviewed papers/presentations at national and state conferences, such as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Frontiers in Education (FIE), the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC).
Over the years, Dr. Rodriguez has served as an implementation coach with The Charles A. Dana Center’s Mathematics Pathways supporting college implementation of multiple mathematics pathways, acceleration to complete college level math courses quickly, and intentional use of strategies as well as an affiliate faculty member to Project MALES, a multi-faceted research and mentoring initiative, and the Center for Community College Student Engagement, a service and research initiative focused on student engagement and success. She is also a proud Gates Millennium Scholars Program alum.
In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture.
She received her PhD in Higher Education Leadership from The University of Texas at Austin and holds a master's degree with a focus in College Student Personnel from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She also holds a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from Texas A&M University-Commerce and was a transfer student from Trinity Valley Community College.
Dr. Rodriguez has established a national reputation as a talented grant-maker, research team leader, and collaborator. She has collaborated on 10 large-scale interdisciplinary research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Kapor Center, and the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, totaling approximately $20M collectively.
She has published 40 peer-reviewed articles in outlets such as Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Engineering Studies, Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and Community College Review as well as authored a host of book chapters and research/policy briefs. Dr. Rodriguez has delivered a multitude of peer-reviewed papers/presentations at national and state conferences, such as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Frontiers in Education (FIE), the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC).
Over the years, Dr. Rodriguez has served as an implementation coach with The Charles A. Dana Center’s Mathematics Pathways supporting college implementation of multiple mathematics pathways, acceleration to complete college level math courses quickly, and intentional use of strategies as well as an affiliate faculty member to Project MALES, a multi-faceted research and mentoring initiative, and the Center for Community College Student Engagement, a service and research initiative focused on student engagement and success. She is also a proud Gates Millennium Scholars Program alum.
In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture.
She received her PhD in Higher Education Leadership from The University of Texas at Austin and holds a master's degree with a focus in College Student Personnel from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She also holds a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from Texas A&M University-Commerce and was a transfer student from Trinity Valley Community College.
