Melissa Quaal

Melissa Quaal is Senior Program Administrator for the Education and Employment Research Center. She obtained her master's degree in public policy with a concentration in Community Development at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University and bachelor's degrees in economics and social work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As an administrator with a background in research on workforce development as well as the impact of poverty, Melissa is dedicated to uncovering the ways in which educational institutions can ameliorate poverty and develop pathways to greater equality.