PhD, Economics of Education, Stanford University

Dr. Melguizo is a Professor in the USC Rossier School of Education and the Pullias Center. She received a Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Stanford University and a M.A. in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She works in the field of economics of higher education. She uses quantitative methods of analysis to study the association or impact of different factors, educational programs, as well as public policies on the persistence and educational outcomes of minority and low-income students. 

Her work has been published in Educational Researcher, Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Teachers College Record, The Journal of Higher Education, The Review of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Research in Educational Effectiveness, AERA Open, Higher Education and World Development. Dr. Melguizo has received grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Science Foundation (NSF), Spencer foundation, AERA, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, College Futures Foundation, Leonetti O’Connell Foundation, Jack Kent Cooke, Nellie Mae and Lumina foundations and from the Association for Institutional Research, National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (AIR/NPEC).

Expertise
Community college | College graduation rates | STEM reform

Extended bio and CV at USC Rossier