Margaret Sena, Ph.D.

About

Margaret comes from a Mexican-American family with roots in northern New Mexico. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and was the first in her family to attend college. She earned her B.A. in History at the University of California at Berkeley. She later earned both an M.A. and Ph.D. in History at Princeton University. Her historical research focused on religious politics and the history of Catholicism in early modern England. She has taught courses on various aspects of European and comparative religious history as a lecturer, but found her true passion in working in student affairs. She brings her background as a researcher and instructor along with a deep commitment to the academic, professional, and leadership development of the Chicanx/Latinx graduate student community to her work at El Centro, where she has been creating programs for graduate students and directing the Graduate-Scholars-in-Residence Program since 2009. Outside of El Centro, Margaret has served on the VPGE Diversity Steering Committee, on the Fulbright selection committee, the Graduate Diversity and Recruitment (GRAD) Day Planning Committee, and as a member of Stanford's Graduate Diversity Staff Council, for which she currently serves as co-chair. She is also currently the President of the Association of Latino Princeton Alumni.