Paz Olivérez

Dr. Paz Maya Olivérez is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Education in the Masters in Teaching Program in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She is also the Executive Director and Founder of Futuros Educational Services, a non-profit organization that provides college-preparatory services to low-income and immigrant youth and professional development for school- and college-based professionals. As a consultant to Building Engineering & Science Talent (BEST), she currently conducts research and program evaluation in schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Dr. Olivérez has also held positions as a Program Analyst for the Educational Policy Unit of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education where she did research related to educational equity for urban Latino and African American students and as a Research Assistant for the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at U.S.C. where she investigated issues of college access for low-income first-generation college-goers. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.