Doctora. Author. Maestra. Mentor.
Dr. Marielisbet Perez-Quetives received her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership with a double concentration in Social Sciences and Education Policy, and Higher Education.
Research Agenda
Dr. Perez-Quetives research agenda is to promote the access, persistence, and successes of traditionally underrepresented populations (e.g., first-generation, parenting students, mature adult learners, women of color, working-lower-class, and racial/ethnic groups) in higher education through ethnography and qualitative examination of students’ testimonios/narratives/stories of their experiences at two- and four-year colleges and universities.
Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Perez-Quetives goals as an instructor are for students to consider how there are many stages to learning. Learning is a lifelong process and commitment. The pedagogy I use strives to motivate students to be involved in their learning process and to consider having an open mindset to not always knowing or being comfortable in discussing critical and sensitive topics, such as racism or gender inequities.
Co-founded Student Support Organizations
Students With Families
Students with Families (SWF) was a registered student organization dedicated to supporting parenting students seeking degrees while raising their children. The core mission of SWF was to support undergraduate and graduate students and their families in becoming part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and the Urbana-Champaign community.
LUCHA
LUCHA (Latinas/os/xs Unidos Con Honor y Amistad) (Translation: Latinas/os/xs United with Honor and Friendship) was a student support group made up of Latinas/os/xs undergraduate and graduate students who identify and come from different races and ethnicities of Latin American descent. Student members were enrolled in a variety of degree programs across disciplines and fields at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.