Biography
Barbara Endemaño Walker, Ph.D.
Director, Strategic Research Initiatives
Special Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Diversity Initiatives
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2150
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/30/2028
Barbara Endemaño Walker serves as the director for strategic research initiatives and special assistant to the executive vice chancellor for academic initiatives at UC Santa Barbara. She is responsible for catalyzing research innovation and excellence through institutional strategic planning, mentoring and professional development activities with faculty members. She received a doctorate and master's in geography from UC Berkeley and a bachelor's in anthropology and African Studies from UCLA.
Her research has been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, NOAA Sea Grant, the Social Science Research Council and the U.S. Department of Education.
Walker was a founding board member and officer of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals and is a past council member and officer of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators.