Janet Solis Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Janet Solis Rodriguez, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio). Solis Rodriguez’s research focuses on teacher and school leader professional development. Specifically, she examines how professional learning structures shape teacher retention and how leadership practices facilitate teachers’ instructional growth. Her research has been funded by the Spencer Foundation and internal research awards. She has authored multiple academic papers and policy reports on educator development, which have been presented at international, national, and state conferences, and have also garnered national media attention.
Solis Rodriguez serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Texas Education Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where she analyzes state and national educator data using quantitative methods. She is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the Urban Education Institute at UT San Antonio.
She has experience in education policy across K–12 settings. She has been a math teacher, teacher mentor, district math curriculum specialist, and liaison and analyst for the Texas Education Agency. Her background as a practitioner continues to inspire her dedication to helping improve educational experiences and opportunities for all students.
Solis Rodriguez holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy, a Master’s in Quantitative Methods, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Education from The University of Texas at Austin.
