Deepa Patel

Deepa Patel is a research analyst in SRI International’s Center for Education Policy. She is involved in projects on K–12 education reform and teacher development, most recently the Study of the Linked Learning District Initiative, the Study of the Rio Grande Valley Center for Teaching and Leading Excellence, and the Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Projects. Her work primarily entails qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. She participates in survey development, interview and observation protocol development, and data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Before joining SRI, Patel worked for the Chicago Public Schools Office of New Schools. She organized a new principal training program and supported new schools during the months prior to opening. She also participated in charter school renewal visits and worked with community members to review new school proposals. Patel’s interest in education reform stems from teaching middle school social studies in the Bronx as a Teach for America corps member. In addition to domestic K–12 education reform, she has an interest in international education and worked on a UNICEF project to better understand the implementation of Quality Basic Education in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Patel holds a master’s degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, a master’s degree in teaching from Fordham University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan.