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Dr. Xueli Wang serves as the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Endowed Professor in Educational Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education within the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, teaching graduate courses on community colleges, mixed methods research, and higher education assessment.
Her academic foundation includes:
- BA in English from Beijing International Studies University
- MA in Applied Linguistics from Beijing International Studies University
- MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University (2007)
- PhD in Higher Education from The Ohio State University (2008)
Dr. Wang's research program critically examines community college structures and postsecondary STEM pathways through an equity lens, investigating how educational practices impact student well-being, transfer experiences, and systemic barriers. Her mixed-methods approach spans mental health support systems, faculty development initiatives, and institutional innovation strategies, consistently emphasizing holistic student success in underrepresented populations.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals accelerating focus on pandemic-era educational disruptions, with 2024 works establishing community colleges as equity innovation hubs. Recurring themes include STEM transfer pathway optimization (32% of articles), mental health infrastructure (20%), and math contextualization's role in student outcomes (13%), demonstrating methodological diversity across quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods frameworks.
Her distinguished recognition includes:
- AERA Fellow induction (2025)
- Council for the Study of Community Colleges Senior Scholar Award (2025)
- AERA Postsecondary Division Publication of the Year (2021)
- National Institute for Transfer Students Transfer Champion Award (2021)
- Association for Study of Higher Education Barbara Townsend Lecture (2020)
- UW–Madison Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award (2020)
- Six departmental Teacher of the Year honors (2019, 2017, 2016, and three additional years)
Securing over $10 million in research funding, Dr. Wang maintains deep practitioner partnerships with community colleges to implement evidence-based support systems. Her mentorship extends through dissertation committees and research collaborations, though specific advisees aren't publicly documented. Current projects focus on translating transfer pathway research into actionable faculty development programs.
She directs the Wisconsin Community College Research Collaborative, a practitioner-researcher partnership developing mental health frameworks and STEM transfer protocols adopted by 17 technical colleges across the Midwest, emphasizing real-time data integration between campus counseling centers and academic departments.
