Английская Википедия:Adela de la Torre
Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Adela de la Torre is an American professor and university administrator.[1] She has served as the ninth president of San Diego State University in San Diego, California, since 2018. She is the first woman to serve in the role.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Adela de la Torre was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[5] Her grandparents were immigrants from Mexico, and her mother was a public school teacher. De la Torre attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received bachelor's and master's degrees in the political economy of natural resources, as well as a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1982.[6]
Career
De la Torre was a professor at California State University, Long Beach and at the University of Arizona, where she was director of the Mexican-American Studies Center and also served as director of the Hispanic Center of Excellence for the University of Arizona College of Medicine.[6][7][8] She later worked at University of California, Davis, where she served as professor and chair of the Department of Chicana/o studies,[9] director of the Center for Transnational Health, and vice chancellor for student affairs.[10][11][12] De la Torre was named the president of San Diego State University on January 31, 2018,[2] and assumed the presidency in June 2018.[6]
She writes and speaks about the importance of helping students from underprivileged backgrounds with issues related to student debt.[13] She is also a co-editor of Speaking from the Body: Latinas on Health and Culture, a collection of personal reflections on health care experiences from Latina patients or their family caregivers or friends, combined with professional analysis of the narratives with a discussion of Latina health issues and policy recommendations.
Her primary fields of research include childhood obesity, binational health, science and educational disparities[14] and interventions for Chicana/o Latina/o students.[15] She is a founding member and former President of the American Society of Hispanic Economists. The society honored her with its biennial Academic Achievement Award in 2016.
Selected publications
- Building with Our own Hands: New Directions in Chicana/o Studies (UC Press with Beatriz Pesquera)[16]
- Moving from the Margins (UA Press)
- Sana: Mexican Americans and Health (UA Press with Antonio Estrada)
- Шаблон:Cite book (co-editor)[17]
References
External links
- ↑ "Results are in: California's San Joaquin Valley is the worst" Шаблон:Webarchive. By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers, July 16, 2008
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- ↑ "Education a big part of Women's Conference". By CYNTHIA MORENO, Vida en el Valle. December 11, 2013
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- ↑ "Slowing the Flow". PBS Newshour, July 9, 2001
- ↑ "Latino Think Tanks Gain Acceptance As They Seize Larger Roles" Шаблон:Webarchive. Puerto Rico Herald by AUTUMN DE LEON, August 6, 2000
- ↑ "Latinos live longer despite health obstacles". Ventura County Star. Kim Lamb Gregory. June 3, 2011
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