Stephanie Cuellar, Ph.D.
S.D.CUELLAR@tcu.edu817-257-4353Palko 349
Program Affiliations
Dr. Stephanie Cuellar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education in the College of Education. Her research interests include psychological resilience among minoritized populations; ethnic-racial identity development; community cultural wealth; and increasing access to postsecondary education for low-income, first-generation college students.
Dr. Cuellar earned her B.S in Psychology and M.A in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She earned her doctorate in Higher Educational Leadership from Texas Christian University (TCU). She holds a graduate certificate in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies with a concentration in pedagogy as well as a general pedagogy certification. Dr. Cuellar completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at TCU.
Prior to coming to TCU, Cuellar gained nearly six years of experience in Student Affairs and Community and Alumni Relations.
Allen, T.O., & Cuellar, S. (2024). A narrative study on authentic leadership and dual credit administration in Texas community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1-14.
Cuellar, S., & Allen, T.O. (2024). A qualitative study on the socialization and transitions of early college high school graduates in Texas. Journal of Advanced Academics.
Cuellar, S. (2024). Cultural wealth coping as protective factors of resilience for Latine students. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 22(3), 1-13.
Allen, T.O., Cuellar, S., & Delgado, M.Y. (2023). The influence of early college high schools on academic preparation and college transitions. Journal of the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, 35(2), 101-118.
Garcia, N., & Cuellar, S. (2023). First-generation college students’ motivations to succeed: An analysis of experiences with TRIO programs through a Self-Determination Theory perspective. Journal of First-Generation Student Success, 3(2), 1-16
Allen, T.O., Cuellar, S., Camargo, E., & Delgado, M.Y. (in press). A qualitative examination of Early College High School students' academic and interpersonal (in)validation in Texas. Community College Review.
Last Updated: November 19, 2024