Megan is a third-year Human Development and Psychology doctoral student at UCLA's School of Education and Information Studies. Before attending UCLA, Megan graduated with an M.A. in Special Education from California State University, Los Angeles, an M.A. in Educational Leadership from California State University Northridge, and a B.A. in Psychology and International Development Studies from UCLA. She has worked as an education specialist for kindergarten through high school students for 24 years and is a National Board Certified Exceptional Needs specialist. Her research interests focus on the school experiences for culturally and linguistically diverse twice-exceptional students and teacher education.