Monica Quezada Barrera

Monica Quezada Barrera is a PhD candidate at The Ohio State University, studying Higher Education & Student Affairs. Born and raised in Santa Ana, California, Monica began her college experience at her local community college, Santa Ana College, where she received her associate's in Liberal Arts. Monica then transferred to the University of California, Irvine, and received her bachelor's degrees in Social Policy and Public Service with a double major in Education. She obtained her master's degree from California State University, Long Beach, in Counseling option in Student Development in Higher Education. Her research interests focus on first-generation Latinx/a/o/e college students, family dynamics, and adult children of Latinx/a/o/e immigrants, while using testimonios and pláticas as methodologies.