Please join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT for our Fall 2025 Research Webinar, Lessons Learned: How to Center Students in Artificial Intelligence & Tech Workforce Development.
Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. Dr. Rodriguez’s research expertise includes using individual- and systems-level frameworks to study the professional formation, student success, and workforce development of engineering and computing students. Dr. Rodriguez is co-editor of the award-winning book, Latin* Students in Engineering: An Intentional Focus on a Growing Population and new book, Supporting Latinas in Engineering and Computing: A Chicana Feminist Approach. She received her PhD in Higher Education Leadership and a certificate in Mexican American Studies 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. She 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. She is also a proud Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program Alum, born and raised in rural East Texas with family roots in the Rio Grande Valley.
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