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Geneva L. Sarcedo, PhD

Academic Advisor | Educator | Student Advocate | Motherscholar | Consultant

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Selected Publications

View my Google Scholar profile, ORCHID iD profile, & CV for additional publications

Most Recent Publication:

Sarcedo, G. L. (2021). Accepting educational responsibility for whiteness in academic advising: Moving towards anti-racist advising practices. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2021.2003899

Most Cited Publication:

Sarcedo, G. L., Matias, C. E., Montoya, R., & Nishi, N. (2015). Dirty dancing with race and class: Microaggressions toward first-generation and low income college students of color. Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs, 2(1), 1-17.

Impact: Cited 36 times as of 11/2021 and in the Most Popular Papers in JCSHESA as of 10/2021

Other Highlighted Publications:

Sarcedo, G. L. & Matias, C. E. (2019). Forgive them father for they know not what they do... but what if they do know?!: The impact of unforgivable whiteness on Black & Brown women. In B. Love & B. Sankofa Waters (Eds.), Celebrating Twenty Years of Black Girlhood: The Lauryn Hill Reader (pp. 87-98). New York, NY: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b14446

Montoya, R., & Sarcedo, G. L. (2018). Critical race parenting in the Trump era: a Sisyphean endeavor? A parable. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 31(1), 70-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2017.1379621

Impact: Cited 8 times as of 11/2021

Nishi, N. W., Matias, C. E., Montoya, R., & Sarcedo, G. L. (2016). Whiteness FAQ: Responses and tools for confronting college classroom questions. Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 5(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.31274/jctp-180810-55

Impact: Cited 18 times as of 11/2021

Letters of Recommendation and References

Supporting students and advisees advance their academic and professional careers

I love being able to support students and advisees by providing letters of recommendations and serving as a reference as they apply for graduate programs, fellowships, scholarships, jobs, and other opportunities.
 

If you are considering asking me to write you a letter of recommendation or to serve as a reference, I provide the following information to help you in the process. Thank you for considering asking me to write a letter of recommendation or provide a reference. Best wishes on this next step in your professional and/or academic career!

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Consulting

Tailored services for individuals and organizations in pursuit of success

With an extensive background in advising, I approach consulting in much the same way: I seek to build relationships driven by a critically conscious purpose (Duncan-Andrade, 2007) to provide individualized services to meet clients' needs.

 

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Student Feedback

Valuable insights from students & advisees

Student Feedback

Valuable insights from students & advisees

"I loved this class. The discussions were fun, the paper was interesting, and the final project is fun. Great instructor, I loved her and never met her. Great class!"

--Online course student

Last updated 1/1/2026

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