Chalane Lechuga

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Chalane Lechuga

Associate Vice President for Faculty Climate Research and Development

Diversity and Inclusion

Biography

Dr. Lechuga's concentrations are in race/ethnicity and education, with an emphasis in Latina/o sociology. Her research examines the racial identities of Latina/o high school students and the relationship between racial identity and academic achievement.

Research Interests

    Dr. Lechuga’s research examines the racial identities of Latina/o high school students and the relationship between racial identity and academic achievement. Further up the educational pipeline, she researches the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty in higher education.

Teaching Interests

    Introduction to Chicana/o Studies, Education of Chicana/o Children, Dynamics of Prejudice, Race and Cultural Relations, Internship Practicum, Collective Behavior

Education

PhD in Sociology

University of New Mexico

MS in Applied Social Research and Evaluation

University of Denver

BA in Ethnic Studies/English

University of Colorado

Published Works

    Lechuga, E. C. (2021). Tenure-Track Cohort Analysis . , Lechuga, E. C., Vega, C. (2019). Evaluation of MSU Denver's Summer Science Institute. , Lechuga, E. C., Nieto, P. A., Wycoff, C. A. (2019). Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Colorado/New Mexico Region. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/introduction-chicana-and-chicano-studies-interdisciplinary-approach-coloradonew-mexico Lechuga, E. C., Wright, S., Nieto, P. A. (2019). We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet, Reading and Learning Guide (MSU Denver 1Book Project). , Lechuga, E. C. (2019). Report to Faculty Senate Diversity Committee: To what extent do diverse groups of faculty feel discriminated against? And for what reason? . , Lechuga, E. C. (2019). Report to Faculty Senate Welfare Committee: To what extent do faculty support a change in their course-load requirement? . , Lechuga-Peña, S., Lechuga, E. C. (2018). Xicanisma/o and education: Counter storytelling and narratives to inform Latina/o student success. AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work, 33(3), 300-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109917747633. Anyon, Y., Lechuga, E. C., Ortega, D., Downing, B., Greer, E., Simmons, J. (2017). An exploration of the relationships between student racial background and the school sub- contexts of office discipline referrals: a critical race theory analysis. Race, Ethnicity, and Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2017.1328594. Lechuga, E. C. (2017). Narrative as a Centerpiece of the Latina/o Experience. Confluencia, Lopez, N., Lechuga, E. C. (2007). They are Like a Friend: Othermothers Creating Empowering School-Based Community Living Rooms in Latina and Latino Middle School . (). New York University Press.