Dr. Martinez’s research focuses on issues of access and equity in higher education with an emphasis on community colleges and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In addition, she examines the experiences of faculty and student affairs professionals in such contexts. Ultimately, the working conditions of faculty and staff translate into the learning conditions of students.

• Ph D in Educational Leadership, Clemson University (2014)

• Access to What? Geography of Opportunity and Baccalaureate Degree-granting Community Colleges in California Community College Journal of Research and Practice (2021), Edna Martinez, Acevedo .
• Manuscript rejection and shame resilience in early career Faculty of Color: A collaborative autoethnography Taboo: Journal of Culture and Education 19 5 (2020), Rene Guillaume, Jesus Cisneros, Edna Martinez.
• Academic advising and the community college baccalaureate: Implications for research, policy, and practice NACADA Journal 40 1 (2020), Edna Martinez, Chinasa Elue.
• Trading Inequities: Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges and Baccalaureate Degree Programs New Directions for Community Colleges 2020 190 (2020), Edna Martinez.
• Intergenerational lessons to and from higher education educators of color About Campus 25 2 (2020), Stephanie Aguilar-Smith , Amanda Flores, with Danielle Flores Lopez , Kayon Hall , Cristian Alejandro Lambaren Sanchez , Shannon L. Lopez, Kevin Pajaro , Olivia Rosas , Chrystal A. George Mwangi , Leslie D. Gonzales , Ginny Jones Boss , Judy Marquez Kiyama , Edna Martinez , James W. Satterfield .
• “I Was Going to Be in Residence Life for Life “: Exploring the Experiences of Former Student Affairs Professionals Turned Faculty Journal of Education Human Resources (2020), Edna Martinez, Rene O. Guillaume, Chinasa Elue.
• From Community College to Graduate School: Exploring the Role of Academic Advisors in Promoting Graduate Education at Baccalaureate Degree-granting Community Colleges The Journal of Higher Education 91 7 (2020), Edna Martinez, Chinasa Elue.
• Experiences of Student Affairs Professionals of Color Turned Faculty: A Collaborative Autoethnography Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 57 1 (2020), Rene O. Guillaume, Edna Martinez, Chinasa Elue.

• “A slap in the face”: Testimonios from Latina/o/x mid-level student affairs leaders pursuing career advancement at HSIs. (2022), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Edna Martinez, Rene Guillaume .
• Academic advising and faculty labor expectations in community college baccalaureate contexts (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, Edna Martinez, Sharon Velarde Pierce.
• Growing our own: Developing and supporting tomorrow’s Latino college leaders (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Arturo Olivarez, Jesus Cisneros, Eduardo Arellano, Edna Martinez.
• Launching UTEP's Hispanic Servingness Research Council (2021), Volume UTEP, Christina Convertino, Jesus Cisneros, Lucia Dura, Danielle Morales, Azuri Gonzalez , Cole Joslyn, Edna Martinez, Jeffrey Olimpo.
• “Seems like we’re being watched:” Academic advisors, technology-based advising tools, and surveillance (2021), Volume Virtual , Edna Martinez, Maria Domingo.
• Imagining radical futures in the success of Latinx community college students (2021), Volume Virtual , Edna Martinez, Erin Doran , Marissa Vasquez , Catherine Prieto Olivarez , Vincent Carales .
• Research results and lingering questions on community college baccalaureates and racial equity. (2021), Volume Virtual , Edna Martinez, Debra Bragg, Marcela Cuellar, Patricia Gandara, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar .

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