Rachel Navarro

Rachel L. Navarro is a licensed counseling psychologist known for her work in the field of multicultural vocational psychology, focusing on the experience and career goals of Latinas in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). She is Professor of Counseling Psychology, Education, and Health and Behavior and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the University of North Dakota.

Navarro received the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs Henry Tomes Award for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Psychology in 2013. She also received the Distinguished Professional Early Career Award from the National Latinx Psychological Association in 2012. Other awards include the Kenneth and Mamie Clark Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Development of Ethnic Minority Graduate Students, given by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students in 2010.

Biography Navarro was born and raised in Mound, Minnesota. Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is Czechoslovak-Irish.

Navarro earned her B.A. in psychology with a concentration in Women Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1996. Her dissertation was conducted under the supervision of Roger L. Worthington and Lisa Y. Flores, with support from a Donald E. Super Fellowship given by the Society of Counseling Psychology to doctoral students conducting research related to career development. Her work was honored in 2004 with the Cynthia de las Fuentes Dissertation Award, The project compares white and Latina women's rates of contentment and satisfaction in the field of engineering, using a modified version of social cognitive career theory. The researchers aim to document retention of women in engineering by tracking how social, cognitive, environmental, and cultural factors impact persistence of white and Latina women in the field of engineering over time.