Scholar Profile
Melinda Grant
Secondary Education
Biography
Dr. Melinda Grant is the Founding Math Teacher at Environmental Charter High School – Gardena. Before working in this roll, Melinda was working as the Program Assistant for the Milken Educator Awards and the Milken Scholars Program. Melinda began her teaching career in 2012. Melinda has a passion for Project Based learning as
Melinda graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Urban Studies focusing on Urban Education, and a minor in African and African-American Studies. While at Stanford, she was involved in a variety of organizations, including the Stanford Gospel Choir, Catch a Fyah, the Caribbean Students Association and Sigma Theta Psi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated. Before graduating in 2011, Melinda secured an internship with the Department of Education in Washington, DC through the Stanford in Washington Program. Melinda returned to Los Angeles to get her master's degree in Urban Education and her Math credential with UCLA's Teacher Education Program in 2013. In 2019, Melinda completed her doctoral degree in Education Leadership for Social Justice at Loyola Marymount University. Her dissertation is entitled, Creating Scholar Athletes: Investigating the Academic Support provided to High School Student Athletes in Southern California High Schools.
High school: Lawndale High School
Degrees
| College | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA |
2011 | B.A. Urban Studies |
University of California - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
2013 | M.A. Urban Education |
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA |
2019 | Ed.D. Educational Leadership for Social Justice |
News and Highlights
Congratulations to Melinda Grant, MS ‘07, who was awarded a spring semster internship with the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. She will depart in March. Safe Travels!
Learning today, teaching tomorrow. Melinda Grant, MS ’07, began work toward a master’s degree in urban education at the UCLA School of Education this fall.