Cameron Sublett is an associate professor in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Department at the University of Tennessee Knoxville where he is the director of The Education Research & Opportunity Center. His research focuses on policies and practices that support student pathways through community college into the workforce. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Education Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Education. He has published his research in The Journal of Education Finance, Community College Review, Teachers College Record, New Directions for Community Colleges, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, and the Journal of Learning Disabilities. Prior to his current role, he served for nearly 10 years as a full-time faculty member and campus leader at Santa Barbara City College –a 2013 Aspen Prize for the Community College Excellence Co-Winner and Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).