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Dr. Mia Ocean
Associate Professor
College of Education and Social Work - Master of Social Work
Bio
Dr. Mia Ocean has worked in higher education in various roles including Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, clinical social worker, and professor. She has conducted internally/externally funded research projects focusing on the economic impact of community colleges, state legislation on criminal record sealing, and racism in higher education.
Expertise
- Community Colleges
- Federal Financial Aid Policy (e.g., Pell Grant, Satisfactory Academic Progress)
- Access and (In)Equity in U.S. Higher Education
- Disability Justice and Legislation
- Anti-Oppressive Participatory Research
- Satire as an Advocacy Tool
- Humor in Social Work
Education
- A.A., Palm Beach Community College
- B.A., University of West Florida
- MSW: University of Michigan
- Ph.D., Boston University