Juan Carlos González is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Research and Administration at the California State University, Fresno. He holds bachelor's in Spanish and philosophy from California State University, San Bernardino, a master's in higher education from The Ohio State University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from Arizona State University. His research interests include: educational policy and history, multicultural and Latino educational issues, and higher education faculty and student issues. Some recent co-publications include: Victimization, Urbanicity, and the Relevance of Context: School Routines, Race and Ethnicity, and Adolescent Violence (Journal of Criminology, with Peguero, Portillos, Sung Hong, Kahle, & Shekarkhar), Experiences of Central California Latino Male Youth: Recollecting Despair And Success in Barrios and Schools (Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, with Immekus), and Crime Control Strategies In School: Chicanas'/os' Perceptions and Criminalization (The Urban Review, with Portillos & Peguero).