This timely volume challenges the ongoing underrepresentation of Latina women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and highlights resilience as a critical communal response to increasing their representation in degree programs and academic posts.

Elsa M. Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Houston, USA.

Frank Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Mississippi, USA.

Miranda Wilson earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Houston, USA.

Introduction: An Asset-Based Approach to Advancing Latina Students in STEM: Increasing Resilience, Participation, and Success

Elsa M. Gonzalez and Miranda Wilson

PART 1: Examining Literature, Theory, and Data to Inform Policy

Chapter 1: Latinas in STEM: A Review of the Literature Using a Psychosociocultural Lens

Kristan M. Venegas and Araceli Espinoza-Wade

Chapter 2: Developing A Conceptual Framework for Computing Identity Development for Latina Undergraduate Students

Sarah L. Rodriguez, Charles Lu, and Daisy Ramirez

Chapter 3: The Pathway to the PhD: Latinas as STEM Doctorates from 1975-2010

Frank Fernandez, Hyun Kyoung Ro, Miranda Wilson, and Veronica Crawford

Chapter 4: "Cuida Tu Casa y Deja la Ajena": Focusing on Retention as a Self-Perpetuating Engine for Recruiting Latina Faculty in STEM

Aurora Kamimura

Chapter 5: How Many Latinas in STEM Benefit From High-Impact Practices? Examining Participation by Social Class and Immigrant Status

Sanga Kim, Selyna Pérez Beverly, and Hyun Kyoung Ro

PART 2: Reading (Hearing) Testimonios of Latinas in STEM

Chapter 6: Empowering Latina STEM Majors at a Public R1 Doctoral University and Hispanic-Serving Institution in Texas: Strategies for Success

Elsa M. Gonzalez, Mauricio Molina, and Sarah Churchill Turner

Chapter 7: First-Generation Latina Engineering Students' Aspirational Counterstories

Tamara T. Coronella

Chapter 8: Latina Undergraduates in Engineering/Computer Science on the US-Mexico Border: Identity, Social Capital, and Persistence

Erika Mein, Helena Muciño Guerra, and Lidia Herrera-Rocha

Chapter 9: "I Learned How to Divide at 25": A Counter-Narrative of How one Latina's Agency and Resilience Lead Her Towards an Engineering Pathway

Dina Verdín

Chapter 10: Leadership through the Lenses of Latinas: Undergraduate College Students in STEM-Related Disciplines at Regional HSIs

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, Rosa Banda, and Elsa M. Gonzalez

Chapter 11: "There Was Something Missing": How Latinas Construct Compartmentalized Identities in STEM

Ariana L. Garcia, Blanca Rincón, and Juanita K. Hinojosa

Afterword: Six Steps Forward for Studying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM

Frank Fernandez