Emma Gelsinger, Ph.D.

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Emma Gelsinger, Ph.D., currently serves as Senior Director of Academic and Health Affairs at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board where she leads policy implementation projects and supports a variety of strategic initiatives including educator preparation. She has worked in higher education since 2013, grounding her work in advancing equity and increasing access to education through effective policy, planning, and data. Prior to the Coordinating Board, Emma served as Research & Policy Analyst at the University of Texas System Office of Academic Affairs. As part of that role, she led the Educator Preparation Policy Advisory Group, and supported statewide policy efforts to improve educator preparation. She also previously served as Data Consistency & Policy Analyst at the University of Maine System, and as Research & Planning Associate at the University of Southern Maine. She earned her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Southern Maine in 2020, focusing on educational policy and leadership.