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A promotional graphic for an ASHE presentation titled “We are more than margaritas, nachos, and tacos": Examining Hispanic/Latina/o/e students' intersectional validation at a Hispanic-Serving Community College. Features the names and affiliations of presenters: Maria Yareli Delgado and Elsa Camargo from the University of Texas at Arlington, and Stephanie Cuellar, Taryn Ozuna Allen, and Daisy Troche from Texas Christian University. Event details: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM at Puerto Rico Convention Center, 2nd Floor, Room 209B. Includes ASHE logo and associated imagery.

The College of Education is proud to recognize Dr. Stephanie Cuellar and Dr. Taryn Ozuna Allen, who will be accompanied by graduate students Daniela Castro (Ph.D.), Murphy Aycock (Ph.D.), and Daisy Troche (M.Ed.) at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this November. 

Together, faculty and student researchers will present three research papers across two collaborative research teams.

The first team, comprised of Daniela Castro and Murphy Aycock, two Ph.D. students in Higher Education at TCU; Dra. Cristina Nader, recent Texas A&M Ph.D. graduate and adjunct at Lone Star College and Stephen F Austin’s SAHE program and Dr. Stephanie Cuellar will present Affirming College-Going Attitudes: The Impact of Cultural Networks on Aspiring First-Generation College Students and Social Ecological Resilience in the College Pathways of Aspiring First-Generation Students.

Here's a concise alt text description for the image: Promotional poster for an ASHE event titled "Affirming college-going attitudes: The impact of cultural networks on aspiring first-generation college students." Speakers include individuals from Texas A&M University and Texas Christian University. The event is scheduled for November 4, 2026, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.

The second research team comprised of Dra. María Yareli Delgado and Dra. Elsa Camargo of The University of Texas at Arlington; Dr. Taryn Ozuna Allen TCU; Daisy Troche, M.Ed. student in higher education at TCU; and Dr. Stephanie Cuellar will present “We Are More Than Margaritas, Nachos, and Tacos”: Examining Hispanic/Latina/o/e Students' Intersectional Validation at a Hispanic-Serving Community College.  

Congratulations to Dr. Cuellar, Dr. Allen, and their research teams on this outstanding achievement. 

Learn more about the ASHE Annual Conference.