Ph.D., Higher Education & Organizational Change, UCLA

M.A., Higher Education & Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

M.S., Counseling: Student Development in Higher Education, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)

B.A., Sociology, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

A.A., Language Arts & Communications, Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), CA

A.A., Social & Behavioral Sciences, Mt. SAC, CA

Julio Fregoso, Ph.D. (he/him/el) is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methodology in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy at Morgan State University;  Dr. Fregoso is affiliated with the Higher Education & Student Affairs program. He teaches quantitative research methods for students enrolled in graduate programs across the department. As an Assistant Professor for the department, Dr. Fregoso hopes to focus his research on community college transfer student outcomes, the experiences of first-generation and minoritized college students, particularly within undergraduate research and through the lens of campus racial climates. Dr. Fregoso also hopes to add and expand to the evolving field of critical quantitative methodology in education and beyond.

Research Interests:

Community college transfers, campus racial climates, first-generation college student experiences, undergraduate research & work-based experiences, critical quantitative research methods.