Current Edwin J. O'Leary Fellows
Jeongsan Hwang
Jeongsan Hwang is a doctoral student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (EPOL) with a concentration in Higher Education. Jeongsan is a research assistant at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) and the Martin Luther King: Statistics (MLK:STAT). Using a critical quantitative perspective, her research focuses on cultivating community wealth for non-traditional students and restoring democratic values in higher education.
Karla Velasco
Karla Velasco is a doctoral student in Global Studies in Education (GSE) within the Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (EPOL) department. Before arriving in Urbana-Champaign, she worked as a domestic violence advocate, providing bilingual court advocacy services to survivors in the Chicagoland area. Karla’s research focuses on gender-based violence, intersectional minoritized student experiences, as well as trauma-informed education policy and programming.