Books

Journal Publications - Peer Reviewed

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024). Building a Wisdom Community through Mentoring: Latinx faculty and students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. DOI: 10.1108/IJMCE-06-2023-0046

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024). Latina/x faculty awareness of culturally responsive curricula needed at a US Hispanic-Serving Institution. Research in Education Curriculum and Pedagogy: Global Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.56395/recap.v1i1.3 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2023). Latinas' Identity Exploration in STEM During COVID-19. The Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies (JOLLAS). DOI: 10.18085/1549-9502.2023.06.OR.004 https://doi.org/10.18085/1549-9502.2023.06.OR.004   

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022). The journey of Latina STEM undergraduate students in the Borderland in times of COVID-19. Journal of Latinos and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2022.2080681 

• González, E., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Myers, J. (2022). Persistence of HE Latinas in STEM at an R1 institution in Texas. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education. DOI: 10.1177/1538192720918369. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192720918369  

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & Gonzalez, E. (2021). Faculty perspectives on research collaborations in STEM between the U.S. and Mexico. Journal of Education, Language, and Sociology Research,  2(3):63-77. https://doi.org/10.22158/elsr.v2n3p63 

• Grafnetterova, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Banda, R. (2021). Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Dual Advising of Student-Athletes in STEM Fields. NACADA Journal (2021) 41 (1): 47–63. https://doi.org/10.12930/NACADA-20-06 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., González, E., & Banda, R. (2020). Latina college students’ experiences in STEM at HSIs: Framed within Latino Critical Race Theory. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), Special Issue Understanding Latina/o Resilience. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2020.1751894 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & Banda, R. (2019). Importance of mentoring for Latina college students pursuing STEM degrees at HSIs. Crossing Boundaries/Crossing Borders: Narratives of Intercultural Experiences, 2019 CEDER Yearbook.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2019). Student affairs practitioners' leadership on behalf of undocumented college students in the USA. IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies. (ISSN 2455-2526), 15(2), 78-87. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v15.n2.p4 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2019). International student adjustment framework: Improvement through educational leadership. Journal of Educational Leadership in Action, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Spring 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2164-1102.1031.  Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/ela/vol6/iss1/4 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & González, E.M. (2017). Experiences of international female students in US graduate programs. College Student Journal. Vol. 51, Issue 1, pp. 33-46. DOI: 10.5539/hes.v6n2p119. Available at  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333982195_Experiences_of_international_female_students_in_US_graduate_programs

• Alvarez Hoyos, N., Bourgeois, C., Contreras Aguirre H. C., & Rakotonirainy, C. (2013). Contributions to the self-assessment’s approach in the public administrations. Les Cahiers de la qualité. Lexitis Editions. 57-62 (In French).

Book Chapters - Peer Reviewed

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & Cason, E. (In press). Cross-cultural understanding of Hispanic undergraduate students living in the U.S.-Mexico border. Student Success and Intersectionality at Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Policy and Practice.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024). Latina/x identities and oppression in higher education: a case in a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Intersectionality & Higher Education: Theory, Research, & Praxis, Third Edition. 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2023). Latina faculty leadership through femtoring and advocacy at an HSI. Las Voces Nuevas: Emerging Scholarship on Latinas in Leadership, 2023 CEDER yearbook. 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Romero, C. (2023). Advancing Latinx faculty and students in academia through femtoring/mentoring.  In A. Wilkerson & S. Samuels (Eds.), Best Practices and Programmatic Approaches for Mentoring Educational Leaders (pp. 35-47). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6049-8.ch003 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022). Navigating college as Latina STEM students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In Handbook of Research on Opening Pathways for Marginalized Individuals in Higher Education (pp. 244-265). IGI Global.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Banda, R., & González, E. (2020). Leadership through the lenses of Latinas: Undergraduate college students in STEM-related disciplines at regional HSIs. In  E. M. Gonzalez, F. Fernandez, F. & M. Wilson. An Asset-Based Approach to Advancing Latina Students in STEM. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003002758 

• González, E., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Luis, S., & Torres, R. (2018). Empowering Underrepresented First-Generation College Students Through Peer Mentoring in a Hispanic Service Institution. In J. McClinton, D.S.B. Mitchell, T. Carr, M.A. Melton, & G.B. Hughes (Eds.), Mentoring at Minority Serving Institutions: Theory, Design, Practice, and Impact (pp. 349-366). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Conference Proceedings - Publications

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2024, Jun). Latina students increased their self-confidence through a research Engineering-focused program at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon.  https://peer.asee.org/47715 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C.,  Garcia Carrillo, L.R., Hamilton, B., Taylor, M., & Cifuentes, L.  (2024, Jun). ECE-WisCom: Enhancing student performance and persistence through a Wisdom Community. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/46818 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. Delgado, N., & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2024, Jun). Asset-based approaches to transformative learning: Community and culture in an undergraduate Engineering research program at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon.  https://peer.asee.org/46625 

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Delgado, N., & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2023, Jun). Latinx engineering students surviving the odds to accomplish their college degree. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland.  https://peer.asee.org/42932 

• Delgado, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2023, Jun,). Latinx undergraduate students: Finding a place of belonging in Engineering. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. Paper ID#38107. https://peer.asee.org/43374    

Plenary Talks

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Nov). Challenges of the Qualitative Research. 5th National Week of Social Sciences. Mexican Council of Social Sciences. Torreón, Coahuila, México. In-person and virtual (In Spanish).

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Oct). Experiences with Qualitative Research.  International Conference in Science and Technology. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. In-person and virtual (In Spanish).

Conference Presentations

Regional, National, and International

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Long, M., & Miller, C. (2024, Nov). Peer Mentoring to Foster Academic and Social Engagement of Community College Students. 2024 Annual Convention of The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Los Angeles, California.

• Miller, C., Long, M., & Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024, Apr). ”The mentor supported me in the classroom.” Tailored mentoring focusing on Community college students on the borderlands. 2024 The Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024, Apr). A Culturally Responsive Curriculum Adapted by Latina Faculty at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2024, Feb). Development of self-confidence and assertiveness among Latina engineering student participants of a research-oriented program. 2024 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD) Conference, Crystal City, VA.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2023, Nov). Latina Graduate Students’ Experiences and the Healing Role of Mentoring. Annual Convention of The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C.  (2023, Nov). Humanizing the Experience of What it is to Be a Latina in Academia. Early Career Latina Faculty Showing Leadership at an HSI. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Delgado, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2023, Apr). Minorities in Engineering: A knowledgeable and life-changing experience through research. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Romero C. (2023, Apr). Latina faculty leadership through mentoring and advocacy at an HSI. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Delgado, N., & Garcia Carrillo, L. R. (2022, Nov). Finding the Inner Researcher: Latinx undergraduate research learning experiences. Annual Convention of The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Columbus, OH.

• Romero C., & Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Nov). Latinx educational journeys: Healing and addressing the problem of academic underrepresentation through Mentoring/Femtoring. El Mundo Zurdo, Conference, UT San Antonio, Tx.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Jul). Femtoring/Mentoring as a wisdom community. Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social, Fort Collins, Colorado.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. Garcia Carrillo, L. R., Romero, C., & Chavez-Sambrano, C. (2022, May). Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) in Engineering. 2022 STEM For All Video Showcase, virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Apr). Latinas’ resilience in STEM at a Hispanic South-Border Institution in the middle of a pandemic. 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, California.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Rubio, B. (2021, Nov). Exploring the social and academic identities of Latina STEM students in COVID-19 times. 2021 Annual Convention of The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Rubio, B. (2021, Mar). Dual pandemic intersection: COVID-19 and Latinas’ persistence in STEM in the borderlands. 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Louis, S., Banda, R., & Gonzalez, E. (2021, Apr.). Buscando un modelo a seguir. Benefits of Mentorship for Latinos and Latinas as College students at HSIs. 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual.

• Grafnetterova, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Banda, R. (2021, Apr.). It’s Not a Walk in the Park: Experiences of Student-Athletes Majoring in STEM. 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual.

• Grafnetterova, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Banda, R. (2021, Jul). “Watch me, I'm going to do this!” - Experiences of undergraduate student-athletes from STEM fields with dual advising. 2020 Annual Meeting of the World Educational Research Association (WERA), Virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & González, E.M. (2021, Jul). Exchange of Research Experiences in Engineering and Science between American and Mexican Universities. 2020 Annual Meeting of the World Educational Research Association (WERA), Virtual.

• Grafnetterova, N., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Banda, R. (2020, Oct). Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Dual Advising of Student-Athletes in STEM Fields. 2020 Annual National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), Virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Banda, R., & González, E. (2020, Apr.). Latinas’ leadership as undergraduate STEM college students at Southern HSIs. 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, California.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Banda, R., & González, E. (2019, Apr.). Exploring Latina college students’ success in STEM at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & González, E.M. (2016, Apr.). Experiences of International students in the US: A case study to support HE leaders. 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC.

State and Local

• Cason, E., & Contreras Aguirre. H. C. (2024, Apr). Bridging Cultures: Transfronterizo Student Experiences in Higher Education. The Border Learning Conference (BLC), the El Paso Community College Mission Del Paso Campus Flexitorium, El Paso, Texas.

• Cason, E., & Contreras Aguirre. H. C. (2024, Feb). Empowering Latinx undergraduates in Engineering: The ROLE program’s journey. Research and Creativity Week, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

• Esparza, C. M., Contreras Aguirre. H. C., & Cifuentes, L. (2024, Feb). Hispanic Engineering students co-creating a wisdom community. Research and Creativity Week, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM.

• Solis, C., & Contreras Aguirre. H. C. (2024, Feb). The Latinx en Comunidad "Latinidad" STEM Mentoring Initiative. Research and Creativity Week, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM.

• Gonzalez, A., Chacon, B. Gomez, A., Delgado, N., & Contreras Aguirre. H. C. (2023, Apr). High-Impact Experiential Learning of a Latinx Undergraduate Research Program in Engineering. Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium (URCAS), New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, NM.

• Gonzalez, A., Chacon, B. Gomez, A., Delgado, N., & Contreras Aguirre. H. C. (2023, Feb). High-Impact Experiential Learning of a Latinx Undergraduate Research Program in Engineering. Research and Creativity Week, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM.

• Garcia Carrillo, L. R., Bowden, J., Arteaga, J., & Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2022, Apr). Research Oriented Learning Experiences for engaging undergraduate students in robotics, automation, and programming. URCAS, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM.

• Romero C., & Contreras Aguirre, H. C.  (2022, Apr). Advancing Latinx Aggies in STEAM through Mentoring. URCAS, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2020, Nov). Mentorship Experiences and Leadership Traits of Latina College Students in STEM at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. NMSU Research and Creativity Week. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, Virtual.

• González, E., Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Luis, S., & Torres, R. (2018, Aug). Empowering underrepresented first-generation college students through peer mentoring in a Hispanic Serving Institution. 9th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium. The University of Houston. Texas.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2018, Aug). Exploring Latina college students’ success at Southern Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 9th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium. The University of Houston. Texas.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. & González, E.M. (2016, Mar). Experiences of International students in the US: A case study to support Higher Education leaders. 2016 Conference Engaging Culture and Elevating Disciplined Inquiry, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Invited Talks

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2023, Oct). Latina faculty leadership, femtorship, and advocacy at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. School and University Partnership Conference of Education: Transforming Education through Collective Action: Reimagination, Academic Success, Mental Health, & Cultural Development. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2021, Oct). Family, self-motivation, and faith: Reflections of Latina STEM students on college persistence at HSIs. More Than Our Positionality: The Arduous Work of Truly Being “Hispanic Serving” in the Borderlands and Beyond. 2021 Latinx Connect Virtual Conference.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C. (2020, Oct). Mentorship Experiences and its importance on Latina undergraduate STEM students’ persistence at coastal Hispanic Serving Institutions. The role of STEM in coastal monitoring and management: research and educational challenges faced in the classroom and in the field. 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Virtual.

• Contreras Aguirre, H. C., Banda, R., & González, E. (2020, Mar.). Leadership through the lenses of Latinas: Undergraduate college students in STEM-related disciplines at regional HSIs. Latina Women Studying and Researching in STEM: An Asset-Based Approach to Increasing Resilience and Retention. 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Costa Mesa, California.