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Speaker: Denise A. Segura, UC Santa Barbara Denise A. Segura is professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, specializing in Chicana Feminist Studies, Latina/o education, and Chicana/Mexicana employment. Professor Segura received her Ph.D in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986. She has been at UC Santa Barbara since 1986 and served as the Director of the Center for Chicano Studies Research from 1994-99. She has published numerous articles and reports in the areas of work, feminism, and Chicanas in higher education. Currently she is engaged in a collaborative research and outreach project with Dr. Richard Duran (UCSB Education), "ENLACE y Avance: Students and Families Empowered for Success" that is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This project builds upon the research report she authored, Latinos in Isla Vista (1999) and seeks to identify new sites for empowerment for families to negotiate effective pathways for their children in schools as well as develop communication systems between educators and diverse constituencies. Professor Segura is currently working on a book manuscript with Dr. Beatriz Pesquera, U.C. Davis, on Chicana Feminism in the Academy. |