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Kremen School of Education and Human Development

Ignacio Hernández

Associate Professor

Educational Leadership

ihernandez@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

  • Iowa State University - Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Doctoral Minor in Statistics, 2013
  • California State University, Long Beach – M.S. in Counseling-Student Development in Higher Education, Certificate in Community College Leadership, 2009
  • California State University, Long Beach – B.S. in Mathematics, 2006
  • Mt. San Antonio College – A.A. in Liberal Arts, 2002

Courses Taught

Master’s Courses

  • Assessment in Higher Education
  • Educational Statistics
  • Introduction to Educational Administration

Doctoral Courses

  • Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
  • Executive Leadership
  • Organizational Theory
Ignacio Hernández (he/him/his) is an Associate Professor and the Ed.D. Program Director in the Department of Educational Leadership. Dr. Hernández engages in research that addresses three areas of the study of higher education: 1) Community college leadership, 2) Community college transfer students’ experiences and community college transfer policies, and 3) Graduate education and preparation of student affairs professionals. Dr. Hernández’s work advancing the study of higher education has been included in journals, edited books, and policy briefs. He has participated in multiple fellowship programs in several organizations such as the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, National Community College Hispanic Council, and the WSCUC Assessment Leadership Academy. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the About Campus journal and previously served on the Board of Directors for the National Community College Hispanic Council. In 2018, Dr. Hernández was recognized as a Promising New Faculty awardee by the Fresno State Office of the Provost and as an Outstanding Faculty awardee by the NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community. 

Dr. Hernández engages in research that addresses three areas of the study of higher education: 1) Community college leadership, 2) Community college transfer students’ experiences and community college transfer policies, and 3) Graduate education and preparation of student affairs professionals.

Frameworks and Interests

  • Community cultural wealth
  • Critical geographies and critical spatial theory
  • Community college transfer students
  • Universities’ transfer-receptive cultures
Methodology
  • Survey methodology
  • Exploratory spatial data analysis
  • Narrative analysis

Selected Publications

Márquez, L.V. & Hernández, I. (2020). Midlevel leadership in student affairs. In R.L. Garza Mitchell & M.J. Amey (Eds.). New Directions for Community Colleges, 191, (pp. 81-87). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Hernández, I., Harris, M., & Bedolla, J. (2019). Community college leaders’ positional power. In E. Sandoval-Lucero & J.B. Maes (Eds.). Case studies in equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education: An intersectional perspective, (pp. 39-42). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. 

Martinez, E. & Hernández, I. (2018). Latinx/a/o students and community colleges. In A.E. Batista, S.M. Collado, & D. Perez (Eds.). Latinx/a/o in higher education: Exploring identity, pathways, and success, (pp. 137-156). Washington, DC: NASPA.

Zerquera, D. D., Hernández, I., & Berumen, J. G. (Eds.). (2018). Assessment and social justice: Pushing through paradox. New Directions for Institutional Research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Hernández, I. (2017). Supporting Latinx/a/o community college leaders: A geo-spatial approach. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 11(2), 14-42. 

Hernández, I., Hernández, S., & de la Teja, M.H. (2017). Latinx student success: A community college student affairs leadership imperative. NASPA Leadership Exchange, 14(4), 22-24. 

Hernández, I. (2016). La comunidad es la fuerza: Community cultural wealth of Latina/o leaders in community colleges. In N. Croom & T.E.J. Marsh (Eds.). Envisioning critical race praxis in higher education through counter-storytelling, (pp. 75-88). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press. 

Hernandez, J.C. & Hernández, I. (2014). The role of the executive-level student services officer within a community college organizational structure. In C.C. Ozaki, A.M. Hornak, & C.J. Lunceford (Eds.). New Directions for Community Colleges, 166, (pp. 33-39). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Nellum, C.J., & Hernández, I. (2014). The role of community college faculty in widening the STEM pipeline. In J.L. Wood & R.T. Palmer (Eds.). STEM models of success: Programs, policies, and practices in the community college, (pp. 233-252). New York: Information Age Press.  

Hernández, S. & Hernández, I. (2011). Resources for supporting marginalized students. In E. Cox & J. S. Watson (Eds.). Marginalized Students. New Directions for Community Colleges, 155, (pp. 85-90). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Hernández, S., Hernández, I. Gadson, R., Huftalin, D., Ortiz, A.M., Calleroz White, M., & Yocum-Gaffney, D., (2010). Sharing their secrets: Undocumented students’ personal stories of fear, drive, and survival. In J. Price (Ed.). Understanding and Supporting Undocumented Students. New Directions for Student Services, 131, (pp. 67-84). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.