Faculty Recruitment
Faculty Recruitment
As the nation’s largest and most diverse university system, the California State University hires dedicated faculty who reflect our diversity and commitment to inclusion and student success. Cal Poly Pomona provides a supportive working environment, an opportunity to advance professionally and to work with gifted colleagues dedicated to teaching, scholarship and service.
Promoting an inclusive and more representative academic community is a value that Cal Poly Pomona upholds by designating a faculty equity liaison for each faculty search. The faculty equity liaison is a faculty member trained to work with the search committee to identify and counter bias, implement strategies to bring in more diverse candidates and apply equitable evaluation practices.
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Kellogg Legacy Doctoral Mentoring Program for Faculty Diversity
Optimizing the Lifecycle of the Professoriate: Thriving Faculty = Thriving Students received funding from June 2022- June 2025 from the Kellogg Legacy Endowment to enhance faculty success. This effort expanded the Lifecycle of the Professoriate concept which began in September 2019 to support faculty at all stages of their career.
Cal Poly Pomona’s Kellogg Doctoral Mentoring Program introduced diverse graduate students to the ÁùÉ«Íø faculty experience and CSU mission. Participants spent several days on campus, built connections with ÁùÉ«Íø faculty mentors, shared their journeys with undergraduates, and gained insight into campus life.
Eligio Martinez Jr., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, served as Faculty Coordinator. A first-generation college graduate, Martinez brought deep experience supporting aspiring academics. “The program gave us a valuable chance to showcase our campus and strengthen our commitment to recruiting exceptional, diverse faculty,” he said.
Our 2024 Scholars
Whitney Frierson
Sociology,Vanderbilt University
Sandra Gomez
Counseling Psychology,Teachers College, Columbia University
Jonathan Ibarra
Sociology,University of California, Santa Barbara
Luz Burgos Lopez
Higher Education,University of Connecticut
Leslie Luqueno
Education,Stanford University
Jonathan Perez
Higher Education,University of California, Berkeley
Omar Sanchez
Kinesiology,The Ohio State University
Marialexia Zaragoza
Higher Education,University of Pittsburgh
Thank you to their ÁùÉ«Íø faculty mentors who’ll share their time and provide guidance:
Kathryn Daniels, Assistant Professor, from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Bianca Haro, Assistant Professor, from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Liane Hypolite, Assistant Professor from Educational Leadership, College of Education and Integrative Studies
Lara Killick, Associate Professor from Kinesiology & Health Promotion, College of Science
Alejandro Morales, Professor from Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Socorro Morales, Assistant Professor from Educational Leadership, College of Education and Integrative Studies
Anjana Narayan, Professor, from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Johnny Ramirez, Assistant Professor from Education, College of Education and Integrative Studies
Our 2023 Scholars
Armando Lizarraga
Higher Education Leadership,University of Texas, Austin
Carmen Ramos
Nutritional Sciences,
University of Michigan
Jase Kugiya
Higher Education Leadership,University of Texas, Austin
Kati Lebioda
Higher Education,
University of Michigan
Khadija Shafiq
Medicinal Chemistry,University of Michigan
Loveleen Brar
American Culture,University of Michigan
Lucia Quezada
Counseling Psychology,University of Georgia
Nancy Jacquelyn Perez-Flores
Social Work,University of Washington, St. Louis
Thank you to their ÁùÉ«Íø faculty mentors who’ll share their time and provide guidance:
Jose Aguilar-Hernandez, Associate Professor from Educational Leadership and Ethnic and Womens’ Studies, College of Education and Integrative Studies
Melissa Barragan, Assistant Professor from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Rachel Baumsteiger, Assistant Professor from Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Liane Hypolite, Assistant Professor from Educational Leadership, College of Education and Integrative Studies
Erica Morales, Associate Professor from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Anjana Narayan, Professor, from Sociology, College of Letters, Arts and Social Science
Chantal Stieber, Associate Professor from Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Fatheema Subhan, Assistant Professor from Nutrition and Food Science, Huntley College of Agriculture
April 2025 Campus Visit of the ’24-’25 Kellogg Doctoral Mentees
April 2024 Campus Visit of the ’23-'24 Kellogg Doctoral Mentees
Doctoral Mentoring Program Contact
Lisa A. Kessler, DrPH., Emeritus
Faculty Associate, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
Principal Investigator
lakessler@cpp.edu
Eligio Martinez Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership
Faculty Coordinator, Kellogg Doctoral Mentoring Program for Faculty Diversity
eligiom@cpp.edu