PhD, 2017 Lori Prince Hagood is a research associate for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in the Division of Research and Policy Analysis. In this role, Hagood conducts policy-related research focused on student success initiatives, higher education finance and affordability, as well as post-graduation outcomes for USG students. As part of the RPA team, she supports decision-making and problem solving on a variety of higher education policy issues and assists in data collection, analysis, and reporting on behalf of the System’s 26 colleges and universities. Hagood earned her Ph.D. in higher education in 2017 and her Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 2008 from the University of Georgia. She is IHE’s 2017 recipient of the Zell and Shirley Miller Fellowship.