June 30, 2022
Ph.D. candidate Melissa Quesada was named one of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)'s 2022–2023 Minority Dissertation Fellows for her research focus, "Pushed into or Pulled Away from Teaching: An Intersectional Life Course Analysis of Latinx Educational Pathways." Awards are given to members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in education research and offers mentoring and guidance toward the completion of their doctoral studies. The awardees are from a range of disciplines across education research fields, including higher education, history, psychology and sociology.