Team

MEET THE TEAM

Dr. Frank Harris III

DIRECTOR

Dr. Frank Harris III is a professor of postsecondary education and co-director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab at San Diego State University (SDSU). He has also served as SDSU’s faculty athletics representative since 2021. From 2022-2024 he served as associate dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in SDSU’s College of Education.

Dr. Marissa C. Vasquez

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Dr. Marissa C. Vasquez is an associate professor of postsecondary educational leadership and the associate director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) at San Diego State University (SDSU). Broadly, her research seeks to better understand the experiences, factors, and conditions that facilitate success among historically marginalized and underserved students, particularly community college and transfer students.

Danielle Huddlestun

student in the Joint Doctoral Program with San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

Danielle (she/her/hers) is a student in the Joint Doctoral Program with San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University. She identifies as a first-generation college graduate from Sacramento, California. Prior to being a doctoral student, Danielle worked in higher education as an academic advisor. This work experience, as well as an interest in interrogating her own experiences as a student, sparked Danielle’s passion for educational research. Through her work, Danielle’s aim is to foster democratic and liberatory school communities for students.

Brayan Astorga

Doctoral Research Associate

Brayan is a proud first-generation, Latine student and higher education advocate. He is the first person in his immediate and extended family to graduate from a university. Despite societal messages that higher education was unattainable due to his intersectional identities, he found strength and inspiration through his mentors, femtors, friends, and family.