Stephen Santa-Ramirez

Dr. Stephen Santa-Ramirez (he/him) is a scholar-advocate and a first-generation college graduate whose personal and professional experiences have played formative roles in developing his research agenda, which broadly investigates the ideological, historical, and structural inequalities that impact minoritized communities. Dr. Santa-Ramirez is an associate professor within the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University at Buffalo (UB) and has worked in higher education administration, including Multicultural and LGBTQA2S+ Affairs, Residential Life, and Migrant Student Services at various universities across the United States. He has published dozens of academic articles and has been recognized nationally for his work, including a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, an ACPA—College Student Educators International Emerging Scholar and Diamond Honoree, the ACPA Latinx Network Community Advancement and Service Award, SUNY Exceptional Scholar, and UB S.T.A.R. Faculty Research and Teaching awards.