GSC Division J
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Division J - Postsecondary Education

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Division J is for those interested in research and theory of postsecondary education. Postsecondary education includes four-year and two-year institutions, profit and non-profit, religious and secular. Our membership includes faculty, trustees, presidents, administrators, policy makers, government officials, proprietary college affiliates, and many graduate students. Division J provides a national forum for the dissemination and discussion of research related to post-secondary education.

Dr. Laura W. Perna, Division J Vice President

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Lauren Schudde
Junior Graduate Representative
University of Wisconsin, Madison
lschudde@ssc.wisc.edu

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Daisy D. Alfaro
Junior Graduate Representative
University of Washington-Seattle
ddalfaro@uw.edu

Lauren is a Ph.D. candidate in the Sociology department and a fellow in the Interdisciplinary Training Program in the Education Sciences at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Her research utilizes quasi-experimental methods to investigate the effects of college student involvement and financial aid on academic outcomes.

 


  
Daisy is a third year doctoral student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, specializing in Higher Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. Alfaro’s current research focuses on issues pertaining to equity, access, and success of students of color. Specifically, she is interested in the experiences of low income and first college generation Latina/o students in the P-20 pipeline. She is from Lynwood, CA and loves walking her yorkie, Freejolito.

 

Links to division websites

AERA meeting advice 

Simply follow your interest in a topic and attend those sessions. We do, however, offer two specific sessions for Division J graduate students: the Fireside Chat with a senior scholar and the Graduate Student Seminar which occurs before the official commencement of the conference and covers professional/career topics of interest.

Links for professional development 

Graduate students studying post-secondary education should also belong to one or more of the following associations:

Links to journals

There are several journals that publish articles in the field of higher education. Here are just a few: