Jared King, M.S. is a Research Associate at the Belk Center, and a first-year doctoral student in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development: Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice at North Carolina State University. Prior to working at the Belk Center Jared held positions at universities in housing and research administration. He earned an M.S. in Family Studies from Texas Woman’s University, and a B.S. in Family Science from Oklahoma Christian University.