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Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

Research Interests:
\n<\/strong> Higher education policy, College access<\/p>\n

Dr. Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu is affiliated with the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education. Her research examines how selective high school admissions shape students\u2019 high school and postsecondary paths. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from Johns Hopkins University, where she was an AERA Minority Dissertation Fellow and a Social Justice Fellow.<\/p>\n

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