Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy
University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Master's Degree
MED in Counseling and Guidance
Texas State University, 2009
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Psychology
Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 2006
Featured grants
- Cavitt, Mary E, Weimer, Nicholas Everett, Black, Victoria Gandaria, Bolch, Kambra Kae, Weimer, Amy Ann. PROYECTO EXCELENCIA: Advancing Academic Excellence through Intentional Student Support, Transfer Navigation, and Faculty Development., U.S., Department of Education, Federal, $2971222. (Submitted: June 2022, Funded: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2028). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Brown, D. A., Soto, J. G., Anand, S., Weimer, N. E., & Black, V. G. (2021). Risk Factors and Effectiveness of Implemented Academic Interventions on Student Retention at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025120986978
- Black, V. G., Martinez, G. P., & Gonzales, S. T. (2020). Assessing the Needs and Experiences of First-Generation Students’ Transition to Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 Pandemic at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Hispanic Educational Technology Services Online Journal, XI(Fall). Retrieved from https://hets.org/ejournal/2020/11/16/assessing-the-needs-and-experiences-of-first-generation-students-transition-to-remote-learning-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-at-a-hispanic-serving-institution/
- Jorge, McKinnon-Crowley, S., Bukoski Beth, & Black, V. G. (n.d.). Mamapreneurialism: Creating More Inclusive Institutions Through the Lens of Working Mothers’ Experiences in Student Affairs. Journal of College Student Development. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2022.0003
- Mckinnon-Crowley, S., Bukoski, B., Black, V. G., Jorge, B., Molinda, V., & Chacon, K. (n.d.). “I had to Jump through a lot of hoops”: How working monthers in student affairs navigate institutional policies and student affair norms. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 15(1), 65–86.
- Taylor, Z., & Black, V. G. (n.d.). Talking to the mentees: Exploring mentee dispositions prior to the mentoring relationship. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching, 7(4), 296–311.
