Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Southern California (in progress)

Alexia Oduro is a fervent proponent of addressing and eradicating racism within higher education. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, racism and educational policies in higher education, examining their impact on students' well-being and academic achievements. Her primary goal is to develop institutional policies that bring about significant changes in the way racist incidents are handled by higher education institutions.

Oduro earned her Bachelor's in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) from San Diego State University (SDSU) where she created and served as co-coordinator of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) committee. She served as an academic coach for Black second-year students and served on the board of directors of SDSU’s student government. Following graduation, Oduro worked as an Equity and Retention Trainee at SDSU before pursuing her Master's in Social Justice & Human Rights at Arizona State University (ASU). She is a researcher for the Black Lives Matter All the Time Collective, an organization that researches Black students' experiences at predominately white institutions to inform policy and practice in higher education.

Additionally, Oduro volunteers with A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth, an organization focused on anti-racism education. Passionate about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, Oduro is dedicated to combating systemic racism and anti-Blackness and pursuing educational equity within higher education. She is advised by Associate Professor Royel Johnson.