Susana Muñoz, Ph.D.
Expertise- Equity, identity, and campus climate for undocumented Latino/a students
Education- Ph.D. Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University
- MS Student Affairs Higher Education, Colorado State University
- BA Political Science and International Studies, Iowa State University
Affiliations- National Association for Student Personnel Administrators
- Association for the Study of Higher Education
- American Education Research Association
Susana M. Muñoz, Ph.D., is an associate professor of higher education leadership at Colorado State University. Her scholarly interests center on the experiences of minoritized populations in higher education. She has been honored by the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics for her teaching and research. She was also recognized as a Salzburg Global Fellow and named one of the “top 25 most influential women in higher education” by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
Specifically, Dr. Muñoz focuses her research on issues of equity, identity, and campus climate for undocumented Latinx students, while employing perspectives such as legal violence, racist nativism, and Chicana feminist epistemology to identify and dismantle power, oppression, and inequities as experienced by these populations. She utilizes multiple research methods as mechanisms to examine these matters with the ultimate goal of informing immigration policy and higher education practices.
Dr. Muñoz also brings 13 years of student affairs experience in multicultural affairs, Greek life, diversity and leadership training, TRiO programs, and residence life.
Dr. Muñoz is a paid member of the Red Ventures Education Integrity Network.
Read Susana Muñoz, Ph.D.'s Latest Articles
Celebrating Life on Día de los Muertos
Celebrate the lives of your loved ones with Día de los Muertos. Get tips on how to respectfully honor this traditional holiday with family and friends.
June 6, 2024
5 Ways College Students Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor the history of Hispanic and Latino/a people. Learn five ways college students can celebrate.
June 6, 2024
Nontraditional Students
Why It’s Important Much of the language we use to refer to college students still carries assumptions about this diverse group. According to a 2015 report by the National Center for Education Statistics,1 74% of all U.S. undergraduates possessed characteristics that could qualify them as “nontraditional” by typical definitions during the 2011-2012 academic year. Some …
February 7, 2024
Family Structure
Why It’s Important Families come in many forms, and how people define and exist in families differs across cultures. Family units can include multiple generations, legal guardians, family friends, and other loved ones. According to the Pew Research Center,1 there is no longer a dominant family structure in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau …
December 20, 2023
Citizenship
Why It’s Important The American Immigration Council estimates that about 408,000 undocumented students were attending postsecondary institutions in the United States as of 2021.1 This population represents roughly 2% of all postsecondary learners. Among these students, almost half are DACA-eligible — meaning they either hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status or would have …
December 20, 2023
