Vanessa Coca

Vanessa Coca's work experience includes the following roles:

- Senior Researcher at the American Institutes for Research since 2022.

- Director of Research at The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice from September 2020 to July 2022.

- Senior Associate Director of Research at Hope for College, Community and Justice from September 2019 to September 2020.

- Senior Research Associate at Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice from June 2018 to September 2019.

- Institute of Education Sciences-Funded Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at The Research Alliance for New York City Schools from September 2011 to September 2016.

- Senior Research Analyst at the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research from September 2009 to 2011.

- Research Analyst at the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research from 2003 to 2009.

Vanessa Coca pursued their education in a systematic manner, with a focus on sociology and education policy analysis. From 2011 to 2018, they attended New York University, where they completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology of Education. Prior to that, they studied at the University of Chicago, where they obtained a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) degree in Education Policy Analysis. Additionally, they earned their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Public Policy from the same institution. The duration and specific details of their education at the University of Chicago are not provided.