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.

• Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions Affiliate - University of Pennsylvania (11/01/2017-11/30/2017)
• Distinctive Growth in On-Ground Teaching 2017 - University of Central Arkansas (04/01/2017-04/30/2017)
• Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award 2015 - Arizona State University (04/01/2015-04/30/2015)
• Changemaker Award for Social Change 2014: DREAMzone - Arizona State University (04/01/2014-04/30/2014)
• GPSA Outstanding Mentor Award 2014 - Arizona State University (04/01/2014-04/30/2014)
• NASPA Excellence Silver Award 2014: DREAMzone - NASPA (03/01/2014-03/31/2014)
• 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40 2013 - Univision (04/01/2013-04/30/2013)
• CLFSA Cesar E. Chavez Community Award 2013: DREAMzone - Chicano and Latino Faculty and Staff Association (04/01/2013-04/30/2013)
• Clinton Global Initiative University 2013 Commitment Challenge Winner: DREAMzone - Clinton Global initiative (04/01/2013-04/30/2013)
• NASPA LKC Mena-Valdez Outstanding New Professional Award 2013 - NASPA (03/01/2013-03/31/2013)

• 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)

• 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.
• 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 57 3 (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.
• Dual language programs: Questions of access in the state of Arizona Education Policy Analysis Archives 28 18 (2020), Laura Gomez, Jesus Cisneros.
• “We are legit now”: Institutionalizing Undocumented Student Resource Centers on campus Journal of College Student Development 61 1 (2020), Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia.
• Against unseeing: Choosing an embodied ethics of disidentification and spiritual grounding. Qualitative Inquiry (2019), Keon McGuire, Jesus Cisneros.
• Creating a welcoming environment of mental health equity for undocumented students (2019), German Cadenas, Diana Peña, Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocumented and unafraid; queer, trans, and unashamed: How undocuqueer immigrants are redefining the traditional classroom (2019), Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocuqueer: Coming out of the shadows and the closet. (2019), Jesus Cisneros.
• Coming out of the shadows and the closet: Visibility schemas among undocuqueer immigrants Journal of Homosexuality 66 6 (2019), Jesus Cisneros, Christian Bracho.
• College as the great liberator: Undocuqueer immigrants’ meaning making in and out of higher education. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education 12 1 (2019), Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocuqueer: Beyond the shadows and the closet (2019), Jesus Cisneros.
• The semester of struggle: Male junior college transfer student-athletes’ experiences Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics 11 (2018), Jonathan Burgess, Jesus Cisneros.
• Working with the Complexity and Refusing to Simplify: Undocuqueer Meaning Making at the Intersection of LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Discourses Journal of Homosexuality 65 11 (2018), Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocumented Student Resource Centers: Institutional Supports for Undocumented Students Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (2018), Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia.
• DREAMzone: Testing two vicarious contact interventions to improve attitudes toward undocumented immigrants Journal of Diversity in Higher Education 11 3 (2018), German Cadenas, Jesus Cisneros, Nathan Todd, Lisa B. Spanierman.
• Public schools are no place for immigration enforcement. The Texas Tribune (2018), Jesus Cisneros, David E. DeMatthews.
• “What Does It Mean to Be Undocuqueer?” Exploring (il)Legibility within the Intersection of Gender, Sexuality, and Immigration Status QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking 5.1 2018 (2018), Jesus Cisneros, Julia Gutierrez.
• Applying Racist Nativism Theory to K-12 education policy in Arizona, 2000-2010 University of Washington Press (2018), Oscar Jimenez Castellanos, Jesus Cisneros, Laura M. Gomez.
• What educators can do to help DACA students El Paso Times (2017), Jesus Cisneros, David E. DeMatthews.
• Other theories related to minority identity development Springer Publishing Company (2017), Jesus Cisneros.
• DREAMer-ally competency and self-efficacy: Developing higher education staff and measuring lasting outcomes Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 54 2 (2017), Jesus Cisneros, German Cadenas.
• Intersections at a (heteronormative) crossroad: Gender and sexuality among Black students’ spiritual and religious narratives Journal of College Student Development 58 2 (2017), Keon McGuire, Jesus Cisneros, Donte McGuire.
• DREAMzone: Educating counselors and human service professionals working with undocumented students Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology 8 2 (2016), Jesus Cisneros, Anna L. Lopez.

• Undocumented student resource centers at community colleges: Establish, build, institutionalize (2021), Volume virtual, Rachel Freeman, Rachel Mazumder, Jesus Cisneros.
• Theorizing the insider-outsider binary: Reflections of higher education professionals with minoritized sexual and gender identities. (2020), Volume virtual, Jesus Cisneros.
• Institutional support for undocumented students at community colleges: Undocumented Student Resource Centers at community colleges. (2020), Volume cancelled, Rachel Freeman, Mazumder Trisha, Jesus Cisneros.
• Students as activists: Making the world better, one grad student at a time. (2020), Volume cancelled, Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocu-Ally trainings: Reducing stigma and prejudice via educational interventions. (2020), Volume cancelled, Jesus Cisneros.
• 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.
• Resources and tools for Latinx leaders in higher education (2019), Volume Seattle, WA, Guadalupe Corona, Cristobal Salinas, Jesus Cisneros.
• Ally competency and self-efficacy for working with undocumented students (2019), Volume Toronto, ON, Canada, Jesus Cisneros, Anna Lopez.
• Dreamer Resource Centers as culturally responsive practices within higher education (2019), Volume Toronto, ON, Canada, Jesus Cisneros, Diana Valdivia.
• DREAMzone, Undocu Ally, and Undocu Peers: Reducing stigma and prejudice via educational interventions. (2019), Volume Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jesus Cisneros.
• Educational interventions for responding to the presence and needs of undocumented students. (2019), Volume Toronto, ON, Canada, Jesus Cisneros.
• Fire side chat: Links & shoulders (2019), Volume Toronto, ON, Canada, Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocuqueer stress: How safe are “safe” spaces and for whom? (2019), Volume Toronto, ON, Canada, Jesus Cisneros, Christian Bracho.
• Facilitating research and advocacy partnerships to build data capacity in support of undocumented students (2018), Volume Tampa, FL, Jesus Cisneros, Tracey Buenavista, Dario Fernandez, Blanca Villagomez, Susana Muñoz, Matt Matera, Edwin Hernandez, Robert Teranishi.
• Identity, history, geography, and policy: Complicating monolithic narratives of undocumented immigrant students in higher education (2018), Volume Orlando, FL, Cristobal Salinas, Susana Muñoz, Nienhusser Kenny, Kyra Hall, Jesus Cisneros, Keith Southern.
• Job searches and career advancement in the academy (2018), Volume Tampa, FL, Jesus Cisneros.
• LGBTQ: We are Still Here (2018), Volume El Paso, TX, Jesus Cisneros, Oralia Loza, Joel Estrada, Sofia Lopez.
• Contradictions and complexities of DACA elimination amidst rhetoric of freedom, democracy, and sanctuary (2018), Volume New York, NY, Jesus Cisneros.
• Dreamer resource centers: Institutional supports for undocumented students at Hispanic-serving institutions (2018), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Jesus Cisneros.
• Institutional supports for undocumented students at Hispanic-serving institutions (2018), Volume New Orleans, LA, Jesus Cisneros.
• Leadership in times of social change (2018), Volume New Orleans, LA, Alonzo Flowers, Rosie Banda, Jesus Cisneros.
• “Excuse me? Did I hear you correctly?: Narratives of microaggressions as experienced by junior faculty of color in the classroom (2018), Volume New Orleans, LA, Alonzo Flowers, Rosie Banda, Robinson Petra, Jesus Cisneros.
• College as the great liberator: Undocuqueer immigrants' meaning making in and out of higher education (2017), Volume Houston, TX, Jesus Cisneros.
• Activismo y organizacion: Creando espacios informales para inmigrantes indocumentados LGBTQ (2017), Volume La Habana, Cuba, Jesus Cisneros.
• Coming out of the shadows and the closet: Visibility schemas among undocuqueer immigrants (2017), Volume Minneapolis, MN, Christian Bracho, Jesus Cisneros.
• Improving attitudes toward undocumented immigrants using two vicarious contact interventions (2017), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Jesus Cisneros, German Cadenas, Nathan Todd, Lisa B. Spanierman.
• But who cares? Researchers’ (shifting) positionalities in liminal spaces (2017), Volume San Antonio, TX, Jesus Cisneros, Keon McGuire.
• Educational research for achieving the promise of equal educational opportunity: Diverse methodologies and perspectives for addressing ongoing inequality (2017), Volume San Antonio, TX, Jesus Cisneros.
• The transition from graduate student to assistant professor (2017), Volume San Antonio, TX, Jesus Cisneros, Jessica Holloway, Taucia Gonzalez.
• Migration and education (2016), Volume Washington D.C., Jesus Cisneros.
• Examining the effect of DREAMzone: Preparing higher education professionals to respond to the presence and needs of undocumented students (2016), Volume Columbus, OH, Jesus Cisneros, German Cadenas.
• What does it mean to be undocuqueer? (2016), Volume Tempe, AZ, Jesus Cisneros.
• DREAMzone: Implementing a psychoeducational program for working with and for undocumented students (2016), Volume Hot Springs, AR, Jesus Cisneros.
• Undocuqueer: Sociopolitical identity at the margins of LGBTQ and undocumented (2016), Volume Champaign, IL, Jesus Cisneros.
• Unpacking the experiences of undocumented students of color: Addressing theory and activism in higher education frontlines (2016), Volume Durham, NC, Claudia Anguiano, Jesus Cisneros, Hinda Seif, Lourdes Gutierrez Najera, Christina Gomez.

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