Dr. Adrian Huerta

Adrian H. Huerta is a tenure track faculty member in the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education. He uses qualitative methods to broadly explore the sociocultural experiences of boys and men of color, gang-involved youth/young adults with a focus on college access, (in)equity, and success. His publications appear in American Behavioral Scientist, Journal of College Student Development, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, The Urban Review, Urban Education, and others. He has secured over $2.1 million in state, federal, and philanthropic dollars for research, evaluation, and fellowships; including a $445,000 from the ECMC Foundation centered on men of color retention programs and $990,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop pathways to higher education for gang-involved youth and young adults to earn college degrees, certificates, or credentials with Long Beach City College (LBCC). He is a 2022 recipient of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Early Career Award and the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Education from the University of California Los Angeles, a master’s degree from The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology.