Nathaly Santos

Nathaly Santos is a doctoral student in Education Policy, Politics, and Leadership at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research centers on Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the ways in which colleges and universities adopt and embody an HSI identity at the organizational level. To this end, she is also interested in examining the implications of becoming a racialized organization on processes of organizational change.

Prior to her arrival at UC Berkeley, Nathaly earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Philosophy, followed by a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology all from the University of Virginia. She is the daughter of two immigrant parents and the first in her family to attend a four-year university and graduate school.