College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Melanie Buford, PhD

  • Pronouns: she, hers

  • Higher Education

Melanie Buford

Areas of interest

  • Innovative approaches to career education
  • Marginalized student populations
  • Generational differences in career aspirations
  • Personality assessment
Degrees

PhD, Higher Education, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2024
EdM, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2013
BA, Psychology, Wesleyan University, 2010

Biography

Dissertation title: "Racial Equity in Career Services Offices." 
Advisor: Dr. Michael Stebleton