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Our Research Focus

Assistant Provost Dr. Elsa Gonzalez directs a $1.26 million CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to identify factors that affect the success of Latina STEM majors at Hispanic-serving institutions like Texas A&M University, University of Houston, and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. The study will guide the development of evidence-based mentoring strategies to support Latina STEM majors’ resilience, persistence, and graduation nationwide.

Coming Soon!

Our Servingness Research Leadership program is currently under development! Check back soon for updates to our new initiative. The goal of our new research program is to understand and explore practices of academic servingness for students and faculty at Texas A&M. Projects under this program will address research questions by involving stakeholders, particularly capturing student and faculty voices to understand what servingness and service mean to them at the university. The findings will guide the development of practices that assure a successful experience of all our students at Texas A&M.

Aggie Research Program

Gonzalez Lab

Associate Professor Elsa Gonzalez’s research lab focuses on issues in higher education, particularly among traditionally underrepresented students. Her Embracing Latina Learners’ Assets in STEM (ELLAS) research team is dedicated to studying underrepresented groups, with a focus on Latinas, in STEM and the role of resilience.

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Focus Areas

  • Underrepresented Students
  • Methodological Issues in Cross-Language Qualitative Methodology
  • Access, Resilience, Retention and Graduation in STEM Fields
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • Workforce Development
  • Mentoring
  • Economic Impact

Vice President of Research

Collaboration with the Division of Research strengthens the relationship between the Office of Strategic Educational Partnerships, the university, and the various research centers on and off campus.

Research Resources

The Division of Research at Texas A&M University offers numerous resources for students and faculty.

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Office of Postdoc Affairs

Learn more about opportunities and resources for postdoctoral positions.

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Support

Texas A&M offers cutting-edge resources, services and facilities to its investigators and their teams.

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