She works in the field of economics of higher education. She uses quantitative methods of analysis to study the association of different factors such as student trajectories as well as public policies on the persistence and educational outcomes of minority and low-income students. Dr. Melguizo earned her Ph.D. in economics of education at Stanford University and also holds a master’s degree in social policy and planning in developing countries from the London School of Economics. Her work has been published in Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Teachers College Record, The Journal of Higher Education, The Review of Higher Education, and Research in Higher Education and Higher Education.