Elsa Landeros is a doctoral student in the Learning, Teaching, & Diversity program at Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education. She received her B.A. in Economics with minors in Spanish and Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her undergraduate studies, she quickly realized her passion for education equity and access, leading her to intern with a local North Carolina educational nonprofit, LatinxEd. Immersed in the complex nature of student experiences, she further pursued her commitment to educational equity as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, researching the impacts of Upward Bound participation for low-income, first-generation students at the UNC School of Education. The McNair Scholars Program equipped her with the necessary skills and resources to apply to Ph.D. programs while still enrolled at UNC. She launched into her doctoral studies Fall 2024, after graduating in Spring 2024.
Faculty Advisor: Luis Leyva
Research Interests
Elsa’s research primarily concerns the experiences of undergraduate Latin* students. Previously, Elsa has studied the impacts of college-access programs for low-income, first-generation students. Elsa’s current research examines the experiences of undergraduate Latin* students enrolled in STEM courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).
Education
Economics B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2024