Assistant Professor of Law and Education Policy in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education and Liaison in the Law School at Boston College
About
Raquel Muñiz, JD, PhD, is an assistant professor of law and education policy at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, as well as a liaison with the college of law. Dr. Muñiz received her juris doctor (JD) and her doctor of philosophy (PhD) in educational theory and policy at Penn State University. In 2013, she earned her bachelor of arts (BA) at Texas A&M International University, where she majored in mathematics and minored in forensics.
Current Work:
Dr. Muñiz is a socio-legal scholar who focuses on critically examining educational equity for students who have experienced substantial adversity throughout their lives. Her research examines two broad areas: the implications of law and policies on the education system; and the use of social science evidence in the legal system and public policy decision-making process. In the past, her work has focused on the implications of laws and policies on vulnerable populations. To illustrate, Dr. Muñiz has examined the implications of the federal-level policy changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on the experiences of DACA-recipient students in higher education. Most recently, she has collaborated with colleagues to examine the value of a legal education for Latinx students across differently ranked law schools. Her work has been supported by the AccessLex/AIR and Spencer Foundations.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Law and education; socio-legal methodology
