Research Publications

Journal Articles

Ferreira van Leer, K., Gonzalez, A. M., Soto-Razo, M, & Songs of the Hummingbirds. (2026). Uplifting our voices: Examining servingness at a Hispanic Serving Institution through photovoice. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/15381927251409708

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Research Briefs

Latine undergraduate students indicate need for greater Latine cultural representation within HSIs

This brief reports on Latine student perceptions of cultural representation at Sacramento State, a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), through photovoice and a student survey. We present integrated findings from photovoice and the survey alongside administrative data from Sacramento State. The brief concludes with implications for institutions of higher education.

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Blog Posts and other work

Providing an Overview of the CSU HSI Landscape at CSU Student Success Network’s Beyond Designation convening

Dr. Amber Gonzalez and Dr. Kevin Ferreira van Leer were invited to speak at the California State University (CSU) Student Success Network’s Beyond Designation: Thinking Intentionally About Servingness in the CSU convening on November 5, 2025. They grounded the convening with an overview of the CSU Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Landscape. Drs. Gonzalez and Drs. Ferreira van Leer proposed viewing the CSU system as an HSI system – some important data points are presented

CSU HSI Action Research Network

Dec 5, 2025

Transforming Sac State's HSI Website

Amber M. Gonzalez, Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Jacky Villalobos, Yeni Meza, Mariposas con Voces, and Songs of the Hummingbird Click below to...

MCV + SOTH

Feb 29, 2024