Name: Edgar E. Rivera-Cash
Email: erc343@nyu.edu
Program: Sociology of Education
Research Interests: LGBTQIA+ Issues in Higher Education, Diversity in Higher Education, Racial Campus Climate
Principal Advisor(s): Lisa Stulberg and R. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy
Research Description/Bio:
Edgar Rivera-Cash is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Sociology of Education program at NYU Steinhardt. His research focuses on exploring the various socio-cultural, institutional, bureaucratic and interpersonal factors that contribute to the marginalization of queer Latine students in higher education. Edgar is also a Research Analyst at the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at NYU. He conducts qualitative research for the Research Alliance’s evaluation of the Computer Science for All initiative, which aims to ensure that all students receive at least one meaningful, high-quality computer science learning experience at each school level.
Previously, Edgar served as a Communications and Resource Development Consultant at the New York City Department of Education, where he coordinated the development of new teacher leader resources, managed two monthly newsletters with an audience of more than 2,000 school leaders, and coordinated the hiring process of teacher leaders for the Teacher Career Pathways program.
Edgar holds an M.A. in Sociology and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. in Sociology from Vassar College.
Selected Awards, Publications, and Presentations:
Publication:
Hill, K., Rivera-Cash, E., & Tavlin, M. (2023). Ramping Up To CS For All: Broadening Participation Through Equity-Focused Leadership. 2023 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023 - Conference Proceedings (2023 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023 - Conference Proceedings).
Presentation:
“Ramping Up To CS For All: Broadening Participation Through Equity-Focused Leadership.” Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT Annual Meeting. (June 2023, Atlanta, GA).