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Jason Wallace
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership
Mississippi State University
Education/Degree:
1 Education (University of Georgia)
About
Jason K. Wallace, Ph.D. (he/him) is an assistant professor of higher education leadership in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations at Mississippi State University. Prior to becoming faculty, Dr. Wallace served as a student affairs practitioner for nearly a decade primarily in multicultural affairs and new student orientation. Dr. Wallace's research broadly focuses on issues of equity and inclusion in higher education with an emphasis on the experiences of Black and first-generation college students. Dr. Wallace holds a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations and a master's degree in educational administration from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas - his hometown. He received a Ph.D. in education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs Administration and a graduate certificate in Interdisciplinary qualitative studies from the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia.
Current Work
As a critical qualitative scholar, my research centers on issues of equity and inclusion in higher education investigating the systemic and institutional forms of oppression that impact students who hold minoritized identities. My research answers one central question: What are the stories of students, faculty, and staff whom colleges and universities were not designed to serve? Primarily, my scholarship addresses three major research strands: 1) equity and justice for Black students and professionals in Higher Education, 2) first-generation student experiences through a critical race and asset-based lens, and, 3) the use of culturally-relevant qualitative research methods in higher education inquiry. I seek to educate higher education scholars and practitioners about the inimitable experiences of minoritized students, faculty, and staff situated within historically white institutions.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Black college students, Equity and inclusion, first-generation college students, higher education, Social Justice