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Dr. Román Liera (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership. He designed his research program to study how college and university practices and policies perpetuate racial inequity and how faculty and administrators can transform such practices and policies to advance racial equity. His current projects focus on understanding how race operates in doctoral education socialization, the academic job market, hiring, and tenure and promotion. His research appears in the Journal of Higher Education, American Educational Research Journal, Teachers College Record, among others.
Research interests
Study how college and university practices and policies perpetuate racial inequity and how faculty and administrators can transform such practices and policies to advance racial equity. Dr. Liera's current projects focus on understanding how race operates in doctoral education socialization, the academic job market, hiring, and tenure and promotion.
Scholarly Interests
Racial Equity in Higher Education
Organizational Learning and Organizational Change
The Professoriate
Qualitative Research
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Educational Leadership
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Analyzing the Purposes and Mechanisms of Faculty Cluster Hiring Initiatives to Promote Racial Equity
McCambly, H., Liera, R., Rodgers, A. J. & Park, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Postdoctoral of Color Racialized Agency Toward Tenure-Track Careers
Ortega, G. & Liera, R., 1 Jan 2025, In: AERA Open. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Postdoctoral Scholars of Color and Their Perceptions of Equity-Minded Mentoring Practices
Liera, R. & Ortega, G., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reclaiming Agency, Navigating Constraint: Experiences of PhD Students of Color on the Academic Job Market at the Height of COVID-19
Liera, R. & Rodgers, A. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Equity Scorecard and Equity-Minded Higher Education and Student Affairs Practitioners
Liera, R., Spitz, S., Jung, S. & Kaur, M., 2025, In: Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. 62, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera
13/01/25
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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education.(professor Roman Liera)
9/01/25
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