About Dra. Melissa Abeyta
Dra. Abeyta (she/her/dra) is a first-generation college graduate from San Marcos, Texas. At a young age she and her parents moved away from their small town when her dad joined the military. They transitioned to Fajardo, Puerto Rico, then Virginia Beach, Virginia and finally to San Diego, California. After arriving to their final duty station, she had been enrolled in at least six different schools and her experiences shaped her lens of the education system.
Dra. Abeyta began her higher education journey in community college, then transferred to San Diego State University where she earned a B.A. in Communication and Chicana/o Studies. Dra. Abeyta earned her M.A. in Postsecondary Educational Leadership and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at SDSU. |
Inspired by her cultura and WOC in academia, Dra. Abeyta became founder and content creator for Academic Soul, a creative outlet. She launched @AcademicSoul to microblog on Instagram about how she managed life as a working mom and commuting doctoral student. Since then, she has used the outlet to share the demands of a postdoctoral-distance learning mom.
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