Jessica C. Harris

Jessica C. Harris serves as an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles, where her work centers on disrupting systemic racism and intersecting oppressions in postsecondary contexts.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Critical Theory and Social Justice from Occidental College
• M.Ed. in College Student Affairs from Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University

Dr. Harris's research agenda critically examines racial inequity through three interconnected strands: Multiraciality in Postsecondary Contexts, Women of Color and Campus Sexual Assault, and The Mis/Use of Theory to Advance Racial Equity. Using qualitative methods and intersectionality, she analyzes how race, gender, and class shape educational experiences for People of Color, with findings published in the Journal of Higher Education, Review of Higher Education, and Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Her current Spencer Fellowship project investigates institutional responses to sexual assault through the lived experiences of Women of Color survivors.

Her notable recognition includes:

• NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020) for research on centering Women of Color student survivors

While her scholarship demonstrates significant impact in higher education equity, specific details regarding student advising, additional grants, or laboratory affiliations were not provided in the source documentation.