Rosaura Dominguez-Rebollar

Hometown: New York, New York

CLS Affiliation: CLS Dual Major PhD Student 

Current Status: Doctoral Student 

Graduation Year: May 2023

Major(s): Ecological/Community Psychology and Chicano/Latino Studies

Celebrating Rosaura: 

In 2020, Rosaura earned her master’s in ECO and was awarded the Future Leaders Scholarship by the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan. Her manuscript entitled,“Factors and Interventions that Foster Success of Latinx Students in Public Community Colleges: A Theory-driven Systematic Review and Content Analysis of Psychological Research,”  was recently accepted for publication in the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education! Her manuscript is a systematic literature review that analyses the positive and negative practices that impact the success of Latinx community college students.

What advice/tips/consejos would you give students in terms of navigating school? 

Ask all the questions. We're here to learn and we shouldn't be expected to know everything, especially as many of us come from historically marginalized groups. Don't be ashamed or afraid to reach out to others and to ask questions. Also, apply to everything you can, the worst thing that they can say is 'no'.

What are your professional/career aspirations?

I would like to work in student support services in a community college or work as a researcher in a policy institute.

What (or who) inspires you? 

My family inspires me. Just thinking of all their support and all the sacrifices they've made for me and my sister, makes me want to work harder to make them proud. Also, seeing the work done by my colleagues is also very inspiring.