Vanessa Coleman

Vanessa Coleman, Ed.D., co-director of SRI’s Center for Education Research & Innovation, is a seasoned qualitative researcher, technical assistance designer and provider, and change management leader. Coleman’s work spans a range of education improvement topics. She employs an equity-informed approach and improvement science practices to guide her work. For example, she systematically applies inclusive and equity-focused frameworks to organizational structures, systems, processes, and projects. Her SRI projects include a study to validate a new version of a widely used teacher-child interaction assessment on several dimensions, including inclusive and equitable opportunities for high-quality interactions. She is also leading an equity review of government agency databases.