Adela de la Torre explained

Adela de la Torre
Office:	9th President of San Diego State University
Term Start:	June 2018
Predecessor:	Elliot Hirshman
Birth Place:	San Francisco Bay Area
Alma Mater:	University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD)
Module:	Child: yes Thesis Title: Campesinos and the state: Control of the California harvest labor market 1950-1970 Thesis Url: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303228116/ Thesis Year: 1982 Doctoral Advisor: Gordon Rausser Discipline: Economics Sub Discipline: Latino studies Workplaces: California State University, Long Beach University of Arizona University of California, Davis San Diego State University

Adela de la Torre is an American professor and university administrator.^[1] She has served as the ninth president of San Diego State University in San Diego, California, since 2018. She is the first woman to serve in the role.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life and education

Adela de la Torre was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[5] Her grandparents were immigrants from Mexico, and her mother was a public school teacher. De la Torre attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received bachelor's and master's degrees in the political economy of natural resources, as well as a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1982.

Career

De la Torre was a professor at California State University, Long Beach and at the University of Arizona, where she was director of the Mexican-American Studies Center and also served as director of the Hispanic Center of Excellence for the University of Arizona College of Medicine.^{[6] [7]} She later worked at University of California, Davis, where she served as professor and chair of the Department of Chicana/o studies,^[8] director of the Center for Transnational Health, and vice chancellor for student affairs.^{[9] [10] [11]} De la Torre was named the president of San Diego State University on January 31, 2018,^[2] and assumed the presidency in June 2018.^[12]

She writes and speaks about the importance of helping students from underprivileged backgrounds with issues related to student debt.^[13] She is also a co-editor of Speaking from the Body: Latinas on Health and Culture, a collection of personal reflections on health care experiences from Latina patients or their family caregivers or friends, combined with professional analysis of the narratives with a discussion of Latina health issues and policy recommendations.

Her primary fields of research include childhood obesity, binational health, science and educational disparities^[14] and interventions for Chicana/o Latina/o students.^[15] She is a founding member and former President of the American Society of Hispanic Economists. The society honored her with its biennial Academic Achievement Award in 2016.

Selected publications

• Building with Our own Hands: New Directions in Chicana/o Studies (UC Press with Beatriz Pesquera)^[16]
• Moving from the Margins (UA Press)
• Sana: Mexican Americans and Health (UA Press with Antonio Estrada)
• Book: Adela de la Torre. Beatríz M. Pesquera. Building with Our Hands: New Directions in Chicana Studies. 1993. University of California Press. 978-0-520-07090-5. (co-editor)^[17]

External links

• Student Affairs
• Adela de la Torre | UC Davis Department of Chicana/o Studies

Notes and References

1. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2008/07/16/44491/results-are-in-californias-san.html "Results are in: California's San Joaquin Valley is the worst"
2. News: UCD's Adela de la Torre appointed SDSU president. 2018-01-31. Davis Enterprise. 2018-02-01. en-US.
3. Book: Gabriel Gutiérrez. Latinos and Latinas at Risk: Issues in Education, Health, Community, and Justice [2 volumes]. 26 January 2015. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-39926-8. 415–.
4. Book: Shiriki Kukanyika. John Karefa-Smart. Minority Health Issues for an Emerging Majority: The 4th National Forum on Cardiovascular Health, Pulmonary Disorders, and Health Resources. 1 June 1992. DIANE Publishing. 978-0-7881-7292-2. 44–.
5. https://archive.today/20150404222201/http://www.vidaenelvalle.com/2013/12/11/1781069_education-a-big-part-of-womens.html "Education a big part of Women's Conference"
6. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america-july-dec01-border_7-9/ "Slowing the Flow"
7. http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n35/ThinkTanks-en.html "Latino Think Tanks Gain Acceptance As They Seize Larger Roles"
8. http://www.vcstar.com/news/latinos-live-longer-despite-health-obstacles "Latinos live longer despite health obstacles"
9. News: SD 500: Adela De La Torre. January 3, 2019. San Diego Business Journal. 4 February 2019.
10. Web site: Adela de la Torre appointed vice chancellor for Student Affairs | the Aggie . 2014-07-30 . 2013-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801161100/http://www.theaggie.org/2013/07/29/adela-de-la-torre-appointed-vice-chancellor-for-student-affairs/ . dead .
11. Web site: Adela de la Torre. UC Davis ADVANCE. 26 February 2013 . en. 2019-09-01.
12. Web site: Meet the President. San Diego State University. 4 February 2019.
13. Book: David Harmer. School Choice: Why You Need It--how You Get it. registration. 1994. Cato Institute. 978-1-882577-14-9. 183–.
14. Book: Elizabeth Jameson. Susan Armitage. Writing the Range: Race, Class, and Culture in the Women's West. 1997. University of Oklahoma Press. 978-0-8061-2952-5. 35–.
15. Web site: Adela de la Torre. Bizjournals.com. 22 November 2021.
16. Book: Anna Marie Sandoval. Toward a Latina Feminism of the Americas: Repression and Resistance in Chicana and Mexicana Literature. 15 September 2009. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-77479-7. 10–.
17. Book: Charles D. Thompson, Jr.. Melinda F. Wiggins. The Human Cost of Food: Farmworkers' Lives, Labor, and Advocacy. 27 January 2009. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-77364-6. 319–.