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William Perez, an immigrant from El Salvador, is a professor in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. He received his BA in psychology from Pomona College and his Ph.D. in Child and Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology from Stanford University. His research focuses on social and psychological processes connected to academic success among immigrant and undocumented students. It also examines higher education access among indigenous and deported students in the U.S. and Mexico. He has received awards for his scholarly work from the American Educational Research Association, the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the American Educational Studies Association, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education and the Fulbright Scholars program. He has been interviewed or quoted in various media outlets. These outlets include NBC Nightly News, the LA Times, the Washington Post, PBS, and NPR. The impact of his scholarship has been recognized by Education Week’s annual ranking. The ranking identifies the top university-based scholars in the U.S. These scholars are doing the most to influence educational policy and practice.
