Vanessa Sansone, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Bio
Vanessa A. Sansone is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Her areas of research interest focus on understanding college affordability, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and power structures & governance on the trajectories, experiences, and opportunities of historically underserved students. Dr. Sansone’s empirical work has been presented at several national conferences and published in such outlets as the Review of Higher Education, Review of Educational Research, and New Directions for Student Development Services. Additionally, she has contributed policy briefs, book chapters, book reviews, and web-based writings.
In 2020, she was named one of the 35 most outstanding women in higher education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education from UTSA, a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration from UTSA, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio.
