Jesús Cisneros brings his knowledge of higher education research and practice to highlight the intersection of education and immigration within the context of the U.S. His research moves gender, sexuality, and immigration status, and their conceptual margins, to the center of analysis in an effort to explore and understand the way politics and identity interact with various axes of inequality. He obtained bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Mass Communications and Foreign Languages from New Mexico State University; a master's degree in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University; and a doctorate degree in Educational Policy and Evaluation from Arizona State University.

• Ph D in Education Policy and Evaluation, Arizona State University (2015)
• MS in Higher Education Administration, Texas A&M University (2010)
• BA in Journalism & Mass Communications, Advertising / Foreign Languages, Spanish, New Mexico State University (2008)

• Undocumented Student Resource Centers Journal of College Student Development 61 5 (2020), Jesus Cisneros, Alonso Reyna Rivarola.
• Explorando el impacto psicológico del proceso de deportación en inmigrantes Mexicanos Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/ Interamerican Journal of Psychology 54 2 (2020), Anna L. Lopez, I Torres Fernandez, J Rodriguez-Herrera, Jesus Cisneros, J Castro.
• Ally Competency and Self-Efficacy for Working with Undocumented Students Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (2020), Jesus Cisneros, Anna L. Lopez.
• Undocuqueer stress: How safe are "safe" spaces, and for whom Journal of Homosexuality 67 11 (2020), Jesus Cisneros, Christian Bracho.
• Detrimental effects of color-blind racial attitudes in preparing a culturally responsive teaching workforce for immigrants Journal of Career Development (2020), German Cadenas, Jesus Cisneros, Lisa B. Spanierman, Nathan Todd, Jacqueline Yi.

• Manuscript rejection and motivation in early career faculty of color: A collaborative autoethnography (2019), Volume Portland, OR, Rene Guillaume, Jesus Cisneros, Edna Matinez.
• “We are legit now”: Institutionalizing Undocumented Student Resource Centers on campus (2019), Volume Portland, OR, Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia.
• The role of undocumented student resource centers at community colleges in serving local communities (2019), Volume Portland, OR, Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia.
• “I’m not here to be your savior”: Undocumented student support services and resource centers. (2019), Volume Portland, OR, Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia, Alonso Reyna-Rivarola, Felecia Russel.
• Undocuqueer stress: How safe are “safe” spaces and for whom? (2019), Volume Portland, OR, Christian Bracho, Jesus Cisneros.

• UndocuScholars Project