Francheska Jimenez (She/Her/Hers)
Ph.D. Student, Higher and Postsecondary Education
Research Discipline/Bio
Francheska is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher & Postsecondary Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests include intersectional identity development and social/cultural capital of Queer students of color, sense of belonging, access for minoritized students, and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Additionally, she is a Doctoral Research Fellow for Teacher's College Center for Technology & School Change working on the Center's WELCOME Project, focusing on the qualitative research aspects of the evaluation. Francheska also has a M.A. in Higher Education Administration and B.A. in English from Stony Brook University. She has a culmination of professional experience at New York University, Columbia University, K-12 schools in Harlem, and non-profit organizations.
Educational Background
Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration, Stony Brook University, 2019
Honors/Awards
Anna Neumann Supporting Student Research Award, (Teachers College, Columbia University), 2025
Publications/Exhibitions
Jimenez, F., Ye, Y., Mineo, C., Banks Calderon, C., & Meier, E. B. (accepted for 2026, April). Early and Strategic: A Multi-Faceted, Low-Burden Approach to Advising First-Year College Students [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association 2026 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Jimenez, F. (forthcoming, 2026 – under peer review). Mapping Queer Cultural Capital in Doctoral Education: A Visual Autoethnography. Teachers College Record, Special Issue: Narratives of Belonging: Amplifying Equity and Community in Doctoral Mentorship.
Mineo, C., Ye, Y., Jimenez, F., Banks Calderon, C., & Meier, E. B. (2025). Evaluating the Implementation of a Holistic Approach to the First-Year College Experience. [Poster]. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 2025 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
Jimenez, F. (2024). Navigating Identity: Queer Cultural Capital and the Experiences of Black LGBTQ College Students. [Presentation]. Association for the Study of Higher Education 2024 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2025