Devon Lomes Graves

Also known as: Devon Lomes Graves

Community Colleges, Financial Aid, Critical Race Theory

Devon L. Graves, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership at North Carolina State University. He serves as a Faculty Scholar at the NC State Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. He studies the racialized experiences of community college Students of Color navigating the financial aid process. The bulk of his research has focused on uncovering the inequities that Students of Color face when completing the financial aid income verification process (e.g. Graves, 2023; Rios-Aguilar et al., 2018). Prior to his faculty roles, he served as a Research Fellow at the Foundation for California Community Colleges where he conducted data analyses for diversity and financial aid reform initiatives. He has served as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of California and a governor-appointed Commissioner for the California Student Aid Commission. Dr. Graves has presented his research findings at national academic and practitioner conferences such as the Association for the Student of Higher Education and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

2024 journal article

Financial Aid as Whiteness as Property: Implications for Research and Practice

The Journal of Higher Education.

By: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: November 22, 2024

2023 journal article

Latinx community college students experiencing financial aid income verification: A critical race analysis.

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

By: D. Graves*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

2023 journal article

The Procedural Traps and Barriers to Receiving Aid: A Case Study of the Financial Aid Ecosystem in a Hispanic Serving Community College Students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

By: N. Cesar-Davis*, A. Huerta*, D. Graves*, C. Rios-Aguilar* & R. Deil-Amen*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

2022 journal article

Latinx Community College Students Experiencing Financial Aid Income Verification: A Critical Race Analysis

EdWorkingPapers.

By: D. Graves

Contributors: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

2019 thesis

Cooling Out in the Verification Process: A Mixed Methods Exploration into the Relevance of Racism in Community College Students’ Financial Aid Experiences

(University of California). https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8g27x3pt

By: D. Graves

Contributors: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

2018 article

Text Me: The Promise of Strategic Nudging to Increase Student Awareness and Access to Financial Aid

Wheelhouse: The Center for Community College Leadership and Research, Research Brief, Vol. 3, pp. 1–8. https://education.ucdavis.edu/sites/main/files/ucdavis_wheelhouse_research_brief_vol3no4_online.pdf

By: C. Rios-Aguilar, P. Martinez, A. Lyke, D. Graves, D. Lopez & R. Deil-Amen

Contributors: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

journal article

Latinx Community College Students Experiencing Financial Aid Income Verification: A Critical Race Analysis

Graves, D. L. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

By: D. Graves

Contributors: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

article

Processing the Poor: A Case Study of the Financial Aid Ecosystem for Community College Students

Cesar-Davis, N., Huerta, A., Graves, D., Rios-Aguilar, C., & Deil-Amen, R. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

By: N. Cesar-Davis, A. Huerta, D. Graves, C. Rios-Aguilar & R. Deil-Amen

Contributors: D. Graves

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

journal article

Students of Color Experiencing Barriers in the Financial Aid Process

Graves, D. L. New Directions for Community Colleges.

By: D. Graves

Contributors: D. Graves

Ed(s): E. Eds. Smith & M. M

Source: ORCID
Added: July 22, 2024

Employment

Updated: August 15th, 2023 11:50

2023 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership Educational Leadership, Policy, & Human Development

2020 - 2023

California State University, Stanislaus Turlock, California, US
Assistant Professor Advanced Studies in Education

2019 - 2020

Foundation for California Community Colleges Sacramento, CA, US
Research Fellow Student Success Center

Education

Updated: August 27th, 2022 18:21

2016 - 2019

University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US
Philosophy Doctorate Education

2015 - 2016

University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US
Master's of Arts Education

2011 - 2015

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, California, US
Bachelor's of Arts Political Science

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