Heidy Sarabia was born and raised in Mexico City, and migrated to Sacramento, CA, in the 1990s with her family. She is now Professor, and Chair, in the Department of Sociology at California State University, Sacramento. Her research focuses on globalization processes such as global stratification, borders, systemic and normalized violence, local and transnational social change/movements, immigrant adaptation and incorporation in the United States; educational experiences among Latinx, undocumented/DACAmented, and first-generation college students in higher education, with a focus on experiences among Chicanx/Latinx Students and Faculty at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs); and alumni trajectories and engagement post-graduation.
As a public sociologist, Dr. Sarabia is also committed to extensive and sustained community engagement in the Sacramento region through multiple channels including collaborations with schools, non-profit organizations, and alumni networks.
Dr. Sarabia received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania from 2014-16. She returned to teach at Sacramento in 2016. Her work has been published in various academic journals. See full CV here, and her Sac State faculty Profile here.