Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty, University of La Verne’s La Fetra College of Education
PhD, Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California
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Kristan Venegas is a professor and associate dean of faculty at the University of La Verne’s La Fetra College of Education. Previously, she was a professor of teaching and practice and assistant dean of strategic initiatives and evaluation at the USC Rossier School of Education. She is an expert in the areas of college preparation and planning, higher education, financial aid policy and college advising.
Her research agenda focuses on college access and financial aid for low-income students of color. Her work has appeared in American Behavioral Scientist, Urban Education, American Academic, Educational Studies and the Journal of Student Financial Aid. She is a former James Irvine Minority Doctoral Fellow, ASHE/Lumina Dissertation Fellow, and USC Mexican American Alumni Scholar. Her most recently funded research projects are related to the role of college preparation programs in providing financial aid information and graduate student loan indebtedness.