Rikka

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  Rikka J. Venturanza is a PhD candidate at UCLA's School of Education. She specializes in Race, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies within the Division of Social Sciences and Comparative Education. Rikka has over a decade of experience as a student affairs practitioner at minority-serving dual-designated postsecondary institutions and has shared her scholar-practitioner expertise in various peer-reviewed educational publications including the Review of Educational Research Journal, New Directions for Student Leadership, Stylus Publishing, Routledge Publishing, AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice, and Community, and Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars. She currently teaches at California State University, Northridge’s Asian American Studies Department, and UCLA’s School of Education. She also serves as a research associate at UCLA’s Institute for Immigration, Globalization, and Education. Grounded in ethnic studies, critical race theory, and phenomenological research methods, her current research aims to utilize interdisciplinary, intersectional, and relational frameworks to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at U.S. colleges and universities. With these efforts, Rikka hopes to influence and impact policy and practice to improve the educational outcomes and social mobility of underrepresented immigrant, immigrant-origin, and immigration-impacted college students who are typically first-generation students of color. Prior to her doctoral journey, she led and coordinated DEI institutional programs and lectured ethnic studies courses at public two- and four-year federally funded minority-serving institutions. Rikka’s expertise is practice-informed by several campus-wide roles where she developed, implemented, and evaluated programs in the following areas: intercultural programs, leadership development and student-led organizations, summer bridge academy, mental health and wellness, academic support, international student support, and residential life. Rikka is a recipient of multiple awards and honors for her contributions to higher education, including the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Dissertation Award, UCLA’s Graduate Research Mentor Program, the David Vickter Scholarship, and Gordon & Olga Smith Fellowship. She received her MS in Education and BA in Communications at California State University, Fullerton, and her Associate in Liberal Arts at Cypress College. [view research here] www.researchgate.net/profile/Rikka-Venturanza California State University Northridge

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  California State University Northridge

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  Rikka J. Venturanza is a PhD candidate at UCLA's School of Education. She specializes in Race, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies within the Division of Social Sciences and Comparative Education. Rikka has over a decade of experience as a student affairs practitioner at minority-serving dual-designated postsecondary institutions and has shared her scholar-practitioner expertise in various peer-reviewed educational publications including the Review of Educational Research Journal, New Directions for Student Leadership, Stylus Publishing, Routledge Publishing, AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice, and Community, and Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars. She currently teaches at California State University, Northridge’s Asian American Studies Department, and UCLA’s School of Education. She also serves as a research associate at UCLA’s Institute for Immigration, Globalization, and Education. Grounded in ethnic studies, critical race theory, and phenomenological research methods, her current research aims to utilize interdisciplinary, intersectional, and relational frameworks to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at U.S. colleges and universities. With these efforts, Rikka hopes to influence and impact policy and practice to improve the educational outcomes and social mobility of underrepresented immigrant, immigrant-origin, and immigration-impacted college students who are typically first-generation students of color. Prior to her doctoral journey, she led and coordinated DEI institutional programs and lectured ethnic studies courses at public two- and four-year federally funded minority-serving institutions. Rikka’s expertise is practice-informed by several campus-wide roles where she developed, implemented, and evaluated programs in the following areas: intercultural programs, leadership development and student-led organizations, summer bridge academy, mental health and wellness, academic support, international student support, and residential life. Rikka is a recipient of multiple awards and honors for her contributions to higher education, including the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Dissertation Award, UCLA’s Graduate Research Mentor Program, the David Vickter Scholarship, and Gordon & Olga Smith Fellowship. She received her MS in Education and BA in Communications at California State University, Fullerton, and her Associate in Liberal Arts at Cypress College. [view research here] www.researchgate.net/profile/Rikka-Venturanza

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  Rikka has prior experience in the following industries:
  Apia Scholars , Coastline Community College , California State University Fullerton , California State University Sacramento , Asian Pacific Americans In Higher Educations , Acpacollege Student Educators International , California State University Sacramento , California State University Sacramento , Rio Hondo College , Whittier College , California State University Fullerton

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  Rikka has the following professional experience:
  California State University Northridge , Ucla School Of Education And Information Studies , Apia Scholars , Ucla School Of Education And Information Studies , Coastline Community College , California State University Fullerton , California State University Sacramento , Asian Pacific Americans In Higher Educations , Acpacollege Student Educators International , California State University Sacramento , California State University Sacramento , Rio Hondo College , Whittier College , California State University Fullerton .

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  California State University Northridge