Brandi Renée Avila, Ph.D.

Brandi Renée Avila, Ph.D., has been named dean of student support services at Fullerton College in California. Her appointment marks a return to the college, where she previously spent seven years in a variety of student services roles. Most recently, Dr. Avila was dean of student development and wellness at Moreno Valley College in California. As a scholar, she examines the impact of racialized stress and trauma on Black women who are community college educators that lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.

Dr. Avila is a two-time graduate of California State University, Northridge, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and Pan-African studies and her master’s degree in sociology. She received a second master’s degree in counseling from San Diego State University and a doctorate in educational leadership for social justice from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.