Cecilia Olvera

Cecilia Olvera

Ph.D. Student
Dean’s Diversity Fellow

gr4286@wayne.edu

FAB 2025

Social media

linkedin.com/in/coorganizing

Department

Political Science

Cecilia Olvera

Cecilia was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science with a concentration in public policy and minors in public administration and urban politics. Her academic interests are rooted in her career in public service and her involvement with indigenous/Chicanx centered organizations. Cecilia also holds a Master of Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Ferris State University.

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Property tax foreclosure and housing relief policies
  • Land use and land rights
  • Grassroots movements

Education

  • M.P.A.P., University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • B.S. in Criminal Justice, Ferris State University