Presenter Bio - Dr. Tamara Coronella

Dr. Tamara Coronella is currently serving as the Director of Student Success and Engagement at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her research interests include first-generation, Latinx, and female student persistence in STEM fields.

She has over 20 years of higher education experience working with graduate and undergraduate students in both academic and student affairs. She is a faculty associate with the Masters of Higher and Postsecondary Education program at Arizona Statue University. Her research interests include first-generation, Latinx, and female student persistence in STEM fields; specifically considering how academic and student affairs support systems may be enhanced to better support minoritized students. Her publications include journal articles and book chapters focusing on minoritized and historically excluded student experiences with academic advising. She has presented her work at national and international conferences on her research and publications.