Joyce Main is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research examines the academic and employment pathways of science and engineering students with a focus on access, diversity, and education policy. She was awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant to examine the longitudinal career paths of engineering PhDs. Dr. Main received a BA in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and an EdM in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She earned a PhD in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University focusing on higher education policy, social inequality, and organizational behavior.