PhD Candidate in the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a minor in Gender and Women Studies

Josh Wallace is currently a PhD student in the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and pursuing a doctoral minor in Gender and Women Studies. Josh also serves as a Research Associate in the Wisconsin Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). Additionally, he serves as a Project MALES graduate scholar. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from Emporia State University and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

His research uses qualitative methodologies and Black feminist theoretical frameworks to (1) critically examine Black masculinities in higher education and (2) investigate how Black men in engineering develop their identities (e.g., race, gender, academic discipline).