Roman Ruiz

Roman Ruiz has a diverse work experience in the field of education and research. Roman started their career as a College Access Counselor and later became an Academic Advisor at the University of Arkansas, where they worked from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, they joined the Penn Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy as a Graduate Research Fellow, a position they held until 2018. Roman then worked as a Research Intern at the Council for Opportunity in Education in 2015 and as a Policy Research Intern at the U.S. Department of Education in 2016. In 2018, they began working at the American Institutes for Research, initially as a Researcher and later as a Senior Researcher. In 2023, they also took on the role of an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where they teach a course on Data Analytics and Visualization in Higher Education.

Roman Ruiz has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a specialization in instrumental music from Arkansas Tech University. Roman also has a Master of Music degree in Music Performance from Arizona State University. Additionally, Roman holds a Master of Education degree in Higher Education from the University of Arkansas. Furthermore, they have pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, but no specific start or end year is provided for this program.