Megan M. Iantosca
Associate Professor
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
Specialty/Research Focus
Access and Equity; Achievement; Diversity; Equity and Poverty; Gender, Culture, and Equity; Educational Policy; Ethnography; Higher Education; Race, Inequality, and Education; Organizational Change; Qualitative Research Methods; Urban Education; Sociology of Education
Education and Training:
- PhD, Harvard University (2013)
- MA, Harvard University (2010)
- BA, University of Pennsylvania (2003)
Awards and Honors:
- Sociological Forum Inaugural Author Award, Honorable Mention; Eastern Sociological Society; 2025-01-21;
- Review of Educational Research Outstanding Reviewer; AERA; 2024-02-15;
- 2023 Excellence in Mentoring Award; UB Gender Institute; 2023-05-11;
Recent Publications:
Journal Article:
- Ford, K. S., Iantosca, M. H., & Cate, L. (2025). Contesting racial categories: Variability and complexity in university student ethnoracial self-identifications. Educational Researcher
- Kimelberg, S. M., Iantosca, M. H., Wu, F., & Mills, L.(2025). The reception on campus: Differences in students’ experiences deploying cultural capital in college. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1-20
- Iantosca, M.H., Kimelberg, S.M., Lewis, D.V. and Taughrin, R.J. (2024), “We're gonna get you through it”: The role of bonding social capital in the development of bridging social capital. Sociological Forum, 39: 22-34.
- Holland Iantosca, M., & Lemke, M. (2022). The glass escalator in school counselling: gender and leadership aspirations. Gender and Education, 34(7), 852-868.
- Holland,M.M & Ford, K.S. (2021) Legitimating prestige through diversity: How higher education institutions represent ethno-racial diversity across levels of selectivity. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(1), 1-30.
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
- SUNY Press Editorial Board
02/15/2024-02/22/2026 - Journal of Higher Education Editorial Board
09/30/2022-09/29/2025 - Review of Educational Research Editorial Board
05/01/2022-02/01/2025
Professional Service:
- Sociology of Education Association Board Member
02/21/2018-02/21/2020 - AERA Sociology of Education SIG Secretary/Treasurer
04/17/2017-04/17/2019
Recent Editorships:
Editorship:
- Senior Associate Editor; American Journal of Education
01/31/2025-01/31/2028 - Associate Editor; Review of Educational Research
12/03/2024-12/30/2025