She also serves as the Associate Director of the Education Doctorate Program and is a Faculty Associate with the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy. Dr. Jez has received awards for her work from the American Educational Research Association, the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the National Center for Higher Education and Public Policy, and the Mellon and Spencer Foundations. Her research has been covered widely by the media, including the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and USA Today. Dr. Jez received a BA in statistics, with a minor in public policy, from UC Berkeley, and an MA in economics and a PhD in administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.