Mayra Nuñez Martinez

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Mayra Nuñez Martinez
PhD Student,
University of California, Davis

Mayra Nuñez Martinez is a PhD student in education, with an emphasis in school organization and education policy, at the University of California, Davis. She immigrated from Sinaloa, México, at the age of six and was raised in California’s South San Joaquin Valley, where she worked alongside her mother in the agricultural fields. As a former college access advisor and high school biology teacher, her work with farm-working, rural communities as well as her personal experiences as an undocumented, first-generation Latina have directly influenced her research interest, which examines the educational inequities affecting college access, retention, and completion for Latinx students in rural areas. She received her BSc in biology with a minor in nutrition from the University of Pennsylvania.

updated 2021

Contributing topics
College access & postsecondary success
Contributing initiatives
COVID-19 Recovery
PACE/USC Rossier Voter Poll
Mayra Nuñez Martinez in the Media
: PACE Research Brief Reports College Affordability Is a High Priority for California Voters
Publications by Mayra Nuñez Martinez
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Californians’ Attitudes About College Access, Affordability, and Equity in the Time of COVID-19
Evidence from the 2021 PACE/USC Rossier Annual Poll
The 2021 PACE/USC Rossier poll provides key insights into Californians’ perceptions of higher education issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically equity and affordability. A large percentage of Californians acknowledge that college…