Gabino Noriega is an Albuquerque native and PhD Candidate in the UNM College of Education Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Policy. Gabino has a passion to support the unique needs of students of color in education. His focus of study is on educational opportunities for students of color, socioeconomic desegregation, student voice, Curanderismo, Ethnic Studies, and Chicano Indigeneity. In addition to his doctoral studies, Noriega is also a member of the Leadership Team and head of the Ethnic Studies department at Albuquerque’s premier Magnet school the Career Enrichment Center. Noriega also administers STEM-focused extracurricular activities and provides students with opportunities to help within their communities through service learning projects. He is also a family man focused on connecting his family to the Earth and traditions of our ancestors.
