Edgar Fidel Lopez
- 2019
Fellowship
Gates Millennium Scholar
Research Concentration
- Higher Education
Research Interest
Contact Information
Websites and Social Media
Advisor(s)
- Adrian Huerta, Adrianna Kezar
Research Center
Bio
Edgar Lopez is a Ph.D. candidate in the Urban Education Policy program at the USC Rossier School of Education and a Research Assistant at the Pullias Center for Higher Education. Previously, he spent years working in student affairs practitioner roles and coordinated several mentoring programs (e.g., Project MALES, College Assistance Migrant Program, etc.) to increase student retention and success outcomes, especially for racially minoritized students. He is a first-generation college/graduate student and a 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarship Recipient. His recent study explores the narratives of Latina/o/x PhD students' faculty-student mentoring relationships and doctoral socialization experiences in order to develop ways to improve institutional retention efforts toward degree completion. Other research experiences include supporting (1) college/graduate school access and equity, (2) formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted populations, (3) men of color mentoring programs, and (4) student-parents in higher education. Edgar has dedicated his entire educational career to mentoring students. Feel free to contact Edgar by email at Eflopez@usc.edu for any questions.
ACTIVE RESEARCH GRANTS
2022 – 2023 USC Rossier Internal Research Grant.
2022 USC Rossier Dean’s Research Grant.
2021 – 2022 USC Rossier Internal Research Grant.
2021 USC Rossier Dean’s Research Grant.
2020 – 2021 USC Rossier Internal Research Grant.
Publications
- Dizon, J. P., Salazar, M., Yucel, E., & Lopez, E. F. (2020). Campus Policing: A Guide for Higher Education Leaders. University of Southern California – Rossier Pullias Center for Higher Education.
- Lopez, E. F. (2021). 6 Ways Faculty Can Support Grad Students. Inside Higher Ed.
- Huerta, A. H., Lopez, E. F., Salazar, M. E., Torres, G., & Muñoz, M. (2023). Bridging criminal justice scholarship into the field of higher education: Implications for research, practice, and policy. In L.W. Perna (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research. Springer.
- Lopez, E. F. & Huerta, A. H. (2023). Transformative mentoring relationships: Using graduate student voices to create emancipatory change in curriculum. In K. Roth & Z. Ritter (Ed.), What can be: Embracing change in US higher education. Palgrave-MacMillan.