My research reflects interdisciplinary interests in psychology and education, pertaining to areas including: social cognition in education and leadership, underrepresented students in higher education, and gender differences in STEM.

• Faculty Marshal for the Graduate School - UTEP (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
• College Marshal for Education - College of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso (12/01/2017-12/31/2017)
• Psychology Dissertation Research Grant - University of Michigan (01/01/2003-12/31/2003)
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow - Ford Foundation (01/01/2002-12/31/2002)
• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow - Ford Foundation (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Summer Research Opportunities Program Fellow - University of Michigan (01/01/1997-12/31/1997)

• Ph D in Social Psychology, University of Michigan (2003)
• MA in Social Psychology, University of Michigan (2000)
• BA in Psychology, Stanford University (1998)

• Answering the Call for Title V Data: A Success Skills Intervention to Increase Retention at a Hispanic-Serving Institution Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 25 4 (2024), Penelope P. Espinoza, Gaspare M. Genna.
• Answering the Call for Title V Data: A Success Skills Intervention to Increase Retention at a Hispanic-Serving Institution Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice OnlineFirst (2021), Penelope P. Espinoza, Gaspare M. Genna.
• Hi, I Want to Talk to You About Your Progress: A Large Course Intervention for At-Risk College Students Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 23 1 (2021), Penelope P. Espinoza, Gaspare M. Genna.
• Hi, I Want to Talk to You About Your Progress: A Large Course Intervention for At-Risk College Students Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 23 1 (2021), Penelope P. Espinoza, Gaspare M. Genna.
• Tenure With a Termination Letter (2020), Penelope P. Espinoza.
• Survey on Experiences in Academia for UTEP Women Faculty & Professional Staff Report prepared for the UTEP Women’s Advisory Council to the President. (2019), Penelope P. Espinoza, Ivonne Santiago, Heidi A. Taboada Jimenez, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Karina Canaba.

• High school students' understandings of environmental justice in engineering (2024), Volume Portland, OR, Amy Wilson-Lopez, Emma Mecham, Polly Parkinson, Penelope P. Espinoza, Jennifer Ramos-Chavez, Jennifer Taylor, Fawn Groves.
• Diversity and Culture of Inclusion (DCI) Scorecard: Findings on Gender Bias (2023), Volume Boulder, CO, Penelope P. Espinoza, Ivonne Santiago, Rosalee Clawson.
• Working toward gender equity for inclusive excellence through a family-friendly UTEP campus (2022), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Penelope Espinoza, Hilda Ontiveros.
• Understanding Biases, Isms, and Phobias (2021), Volume Virtual, Penelope P. Espinoza.
• “Mom’s Home!: Parenting and Teaching Remotely During the Pandemic" (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Melissa C. Warak, Penelope P. Espinoza, Fatima S. Masoud, Lucia Dura, Kim Mckean.
• Institutional reform for women in STEM and non-STEM fields at an HSI: From survey data to action steps (2021), Volume South Padre Island, TX, Penelope P. Espinoza, Ivonne Santiago.
• Achieving institutional reform through Latinas’ perspectives on advancement in STEM (2019), Volume South Padre Island, TX, Penelope P. Espinoza, Ivonne Santiago, Heidi A. Taboada Jimenez, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales.

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