Yanira Madrigal-García

Yanira Madrigal-Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. She earned her B.A. in Ethnic Studies and Chicana/o/x Studies at UC Berkeley, her M.A. in Mexican American Studies with a focus on Education at San José State University, and her Ph.D. in School Organization and Educational Policy and Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of California, Davis. 

As an interdisciplinary feminist scholar in education, her research centralizes the experiences of minoritized students along the PK-20 educational pipeline by exploring agency, organizational structures, and policies. Yanira’s experiences as an immigrant, first-generation, and grassroots organizer inform her teaching, research, and community efforts. She is passionate about engaging in transformative work in educational and community contexts.