Christina Convertino
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Dr. Christina Convertino is a leading scholar in border studies, transnational higher education, and Latinx student mobility. Her work critically examines how geopolitical borders shape educational access, identity, and agency, particularly for transfronterizx students—those who cross the US-Mexico border daily to pursue their studies. In her highly cited 2018 ethnographic study, *“La Migra” in the Classroom*, Dr. Convertino reveals how four Latinx undergraduates, including two daily border crossers, navigated a pre-engineering course by building a Lego robot they named *La Migra*—a powerful act of reclamation and critique of border enforcement. This paper, with 6 citations, exemplifies her innovative use of participatory ethnography to illuminate how students transform classrooms into sites of resistance and negotiation. Dr. Convertino’s research has significantly advanced understanding of transnational higher education as a lived, embodied experience, challenging deficit narratives about borderland students. Her work is essential reading for scholars of migration, education equity, and Latinx studies, offering a nuanced portrait of resilience and creativity at the intersection of policy and pedagogy.
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