Melissa Hernández Jasso is a doctoral student in Sociology and a Fulbright-García Robles scholar. Her research interests lie at the intersection of international migration, higher education, and social stratification, drawing primarily on qualitative methods. In particular, she focuses on the migration of Mexican professionals and how their assimilation pathways are shaped by legal status and educational attainment. Originally from Mexico City, she received her B.A. in International Relations from The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and has collaborated at various research institutions in Mexico and Canada. Prior to her graduate studies, she served at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was a research consultant at Article 19 Office for Mexico and Latin America. In 2023, she was awarded the Best Undergraduate Thesis recognition by the Center for Research on North America, UNAM.