Margaret Sallee (she/her)
Professor
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
Specialty/Research Focus
student-parents; work-life integration; faculty and staff work; organizational change
Education and Training:
- PhD, University of Southern California, Urban Education (2008)
- MA, The Ohio State University, Higher Education and Student Affairs (2004)
- BA, University of California, Berkeley, English and French (2000)
Awards and Honors:
- Graduate School of Education STAR Award for Advising; UB Graduate School of Education; 2024-05-10;
- Maude A. Stewart Leadership Award; The Ohio State University; 2021-05-20;
Recent Publications:
Journal Articles:
- Sallee, M. W., & Lewis, D. V. (2026). The importance of place: How state policy contexts shape student-parents’ educational experiences. The Review of Higher Education, 49(2), 171-202.
- Sallee, M. W., & Stefanese Yates, A. (2023). The ties that bind: Student-mothers’ social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Review of Higher Education. Online first.
- Sallee, M. W., Lewis, D. V., & Collier, K. A. (2023). From comprehensive services to no support at all: How institutional agents shape student-mothers’ academic success. The Journal of Higher Education.
- Sallee, M. W., Kohler, C. W., Haumesser, L. C., & Hine, J. C. (2023). Falling through the cracks: Examining one institution’s response to food insecure student-parents. The Journal of Higher Education. Online first.
Other:
- Sallee, M. W., Stefanese Yates, A., & Lewis, D. V. (2025). Student-mothers of color in higher education—and how institutions can support them. Pullias Center for Higher Education. https://pullias.usc.edu/download/student-mothers-of-color-in-higher-education-and-how-institutions-can-support-them/
Recent Presentations:
Invited Lectures:
- Sallee, M. W. (2024, October). Bridging the gap: U.S. higher education’s support for and neglect of student-parents. Presentation as part of the Anglia Ruskin University CERII Seminar Series. Available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8WWkpJRYtM;
Conferences:
- Sallee, M. W., & Lewis, D. V. (2025, April). From aid to abandonment: The impact of federal COVID-19 policies on student-mothers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO;
- Sallee, M. W., Stefanese Yates, A., LaTronica-Herb, A., & Monaco, C. A. (2025, April) Caring-for versus caring-about: A study of faculty and staff "radical" approaches to supporting student-parents. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.;
- Sallee, M. W., Stefanese Yates, A., & Monaco, C. A. (2023, November). Higher education institutions’ role in supporting student-mothers: Differences in perceptions across 2-year and 4-year institutions. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN.;
- Sallee, M. W., Stefanese Yates, A., Monaco, C. A., & LaTronica-Herb, A. (2024, April). “Mothers are forces to be reckoned with: Proposing an asset-based model of student-mothers’ capital. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.;
Recent Grants:
Grants:
- The Role of Institutional Support in Shaping Student-Mothers’ Success in Higher Education. Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women; Foundation and Research Organization; Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women; Awarded; (08/01/2022-05/30/2025)
- The Impact of Federal COVID-19 Relief Policy on Low-Income Student-Mothers’ Educational Choices and Experiences; Foundation and Research Organization; Spencer Foundation; Awarded; (05/01/2022-12/31/2024)
Recent Activities:
Editorials and Reviews:
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Higher Education
Jan 2023-present - Editorial Board Member, State University of New York Press
Aug 2017-May 2018
Professional Service:
- Co-Chair, ASHE Working Group on Service
Jan 2024-May 2025 - Co-Chair, ASHE COVID-19 Statement Working Group, 2022
Jun 2022-Dec 2022 - Proposal Reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education
May 2018-Jun 2018