Sylvia Rodriguez Vega

Silvia Rodriguez Vega is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies. Previously, she was both a UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow and a New York University Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Applied Psychology at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She holds a Ph.D. in Chicana/o and Central American Studies from UCLA and a Master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Transboder Latina/o and Chicana/o Studies from Arizona State University. Silvia is a community engaged artist and scholar. Her research explores the ways anti-immigration policy impacts the lives of immigrant children through new methodological tools centering art and creative expression.