
GINA ANN GARCIA
Professor, Scholar, Author, Consultant


SCHOLARSHIP + RESEARCH
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HSI Organizational Identity
Garcia, G. A. (2017). Defined by outcomes or culture? Constructing an organizational identity
for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. (2018b). What does it mean to be Latinx-serving? Testing the utility of the Typology of HSI
Organizational Identities. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. (2016). Complicating a Latina/o-serving Identity at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Read Here
Garcia, G. A., Ramirez, J. J., Patrón, O. E., & Cristobal, N. L. (2019). Constructing an HSI
organizational identity at three Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the Midwest: Ideal vs. current
identity. T Read Here
Garcia, G. A. (2019). Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities. Read Here
Garcia, G. A., & Dwyer, B. (2018). Exploring college students' identification with an
organizational identity for serving Latinx students at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and
emerging HSI. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. (2015). Using organizational theory to study Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): An imperative research agenda (pp. 82-98). Read Here
Leadership & Decision Making at HSIs
Garcia, G. A. & Ramirez, J. J. (2018). Institutional agency at a Hispanic Serving institution (HSI): Using social capital to empower students. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. & Natividad, N. D. (2018) Decolonizing leadership practices: Towards equity and justice at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and emerging HSIs. Read Here
Academic & Non-academic Outcomes at HSIs
Garcia, G. A. (2013). Does the percentage of Latinas/os affect graduation rates for Latina/o students at four-year Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), emerging HSIs, and non-HSIs? Read Here
Garcia, G. A., Patrón, O. E., Ramirez, J. J., & Hudson, L. T. (2018). Identity salience for Latino male collegians at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), emerging HSIs, and non-HSIs. Read Here
Transforming HSIs
Garcia, G. A. (2018a). Decolonizing Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A framework for organizing. Read Here
Garcia, G. A., Ramirez, J. J., Patrón, O. E., & Medina, O. (2017). Reframing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Counterstory of a “Latinized” Institution in the Midwest. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. & Cuellar, M. (2018). Exploring curricular and co-curricular effects on civic engagement at emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions. Teachers College Record, 120(4), 1-36. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. & Okhidoi, O. (2015). Culturally relevant practices that “serve” students at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Read Here
Other Things to Consider at HSIs
Experiences of Latinx Students in Higher Education
Patrón, O. E. & Garcia, G. A. (2016). The convergence of social identities and environmental contexts in facilitating Latino male resilience. Read Here
Garcia, G. A., Huerta, A. H., Ramirez, J. J., & Patrón, O. E. (2017). Contexts that matter to the leadership development of Latino male college students: A mixed methods perspective. Read Here
Garcia, G. A., Ramirez, J. J., & Patrón, O. E. (in press). Rethinking Weidman’s models of socialization for Latinxs along the postsecondary educational pipeline. In J. C. Weidman & L. DeAngelo (Eds.), Socialization in Higher Education and Early Career: Theory, Research, and Practice.
Racism & Microaggressions in Higher Education
Garcia, G. A., Johnston, M. P., Garibay, J. C. Herrera, F. A., & Giraldo, L. G. (2011). When parties become racialized: Deconstructing racially themed parties. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. & Johnston-Guerrero, M. P. (2016). Challenging the utility of a racial microaggressions framework through a systematic review of racially biased incidents on campus. Read Here
Garcia, G. A. (2015). Exploring student affairs professionals’ experiences with the campus racial climate at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Read Here
Garibay, J. C., Herrera, F. A., Johnston, M. P., & Garcia, G. A. (2019). Campus racial incidents, hate crimes, and white male and female students’ racial attitudes. Read Here