Recent HSI Initiative Faculty Hires
The CSRC began the 2023-24 academic year by taking steps to diversify the faculty pipeline, facilitate rigorous research, and achieve public impact. On October 2, 2023, we hosted a welcome reception for thirteen new faculty and six new postdoctoral scholars (listed below). Most of these new hires were made possible by Chancellor Block’s HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) Infrastructure Investments and the commitment of faculty volunteers who served on search and selection committees. As rising stars in their fields, these assistant professors and postdoctoral scholars will be critical in nurturing up-and-coming Latinx and other first-generation scholars. The CSRC serves as a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship and community-building for this scholarly network. Additional hires as part of this initiative are forthcoming.
Starting July 1, 2023
| Name | Department | |
| Isabella Arzeno-Soltero | Civil and Environmental Engineering | https://www.cee.ucla.edu/ucla-civil-and-environmental-engineering-welcomes-new-assistant-professor-isabella-arzeno-soltero/ |
| Giancarlo Cornejo | Gender Studies | https://gender.ucla.edu/person/giancarlo-cornejo/ |
| Rebecca Foote | English | https://english.ucla.edu/people-faculty/foote-rebecca/ |
| Tatiana Londoño | Social Welfare | https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/tatiana-londono |
| Rodrigo Ranero | Spanish and Portuguese | https://international.ucla.edu/cwl/person/2874https://rodrigoranero.com/ |
| Michelle Torres | Political Science | https://polisci.ucla.edu/person/michelle-torres/ |
Starting July 1, 2024
| Name | Department | |
| Stepfanie Aguillon | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/person/stepfanie-aguillon/ |
| Dan Bustillo | Gender Studies | https://www.humanities.uci.edu/news/uci-doctoral-student-wins-latino-excellence-and-achievement-awardhttps://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/fellowship-recipients/fellows-pages/bustillo-dan.html |
| Jaime Castrellon | Psychology | https://www.psych.ucla.edu/faculty-page/jcastrellon/ |
| Steven Chavez | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/steven-anthony-chavez/ |
| Yessica Garcia Hernandez | Chicana/o and Central American Studies | https://yessicagarciahernandez.com/https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/fellowship-recipients/fellows-pages/garciahernandez-yessica.html |
| Oscar Leong | Statistics | https://www.oscarleong.com/ |
| Valerie Tornini | Institute for Society and Genetics / Integrative Biology and Physiology | https://www.valerietornini.com/https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/valerie-tornini/ |
