Dina C. Maramba

Dina C. Maramba is a professor of higher education at Claremont Graduate University’s School of Educational Studies. She was previously an assistant and associate professor of student affairs administration and affiliate faculty of Asian and Asian American studies at the State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton.

Maramba’s research interests include access and success of underserved college student populations; Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Filipina/o Americans in higher education; equity, diversity, and social justice in higher education; college environments; minority serving institutions and critical qualitative methodologies. Her teaching areas include qualitative inquiry, college student development theory, research and practice, minority serving institutions and foundations of student affairs in higher education.

With over a decade of experience in student affairs, Maramba has worked for programs aimed at addressing equity and access for first generation and minoritized college students. Her previous roles include serving as the director of the Student Support Services TRIO program at the University of California, San Diego; working as a resident director at Colorado State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara; and coordinating the Upward Bound summer program at Colorado State University.

Maramba’s book publications include: The “Other” Students: Filipino Americans, Education, and Power; Transformative practices for minority student success: Accomplishments of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander serving institutions; Models of Change: AANAPISIs in Action. Asian Americans and Pacific Islander; Understanding the work of student affairs professionals at minority serving institutions in the US: Effective practices, policies, and training at MSIs; Bridging research and practice to support Asian American students.

She has presented her research at national and international conferences and has published articles in journals such as, Review of Educational Research, Review of Higher Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Journal of College Student Development, Journal of College Student Retention, Journal of Higher Education, and Educational Policy.

Maramba received the Outstanding Mentoring Award and Senior Scholar Award from the Association of College Student Personnel Administrators (ACPA). She was also honored with the Distinguished Contribution to Research and Scholarship award focused on Asian Americans and the Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching.

She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the American Educational Research Association, the American College Personnel Association, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the Association for Asian American Studies.