Mya joined SHEEO in May 2026 as a State Policy Intern. Mya will support SHEEO’s Holistic Advising for Student Success project, including analyzing baseline assessments of seven states’ advising ecosystems and identifying research in support of best practices from the state level.
Mya is a Ph.D. candidate and Provost’s Fellow studying Education with a concentration in Higher Education at the University of Southern California. She is also a Research Assistant at the Race and Equity Center and the Pullias Center for Higher Education. Mya draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from higher education policy, psychology, sociology, and critical studies to examine how sociopolitical contexts and policy shifts shape students’ experiences on campus. Her research focuses broadly on issues of race and equity in higher education, examining how racial disparities shape access and success for marginalized students, faculty, and staff. Mya’s commitments to equity in higher education are directly informed by her identities as a Black woman and first-generation college graduate.
Mya earned a B.A. in Sociology and M.A. in Higher Education with a concentration in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, where she was a Rackham Merit Fellow. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Mya worked as a Senior Analyst at Ithaka S+R.