Education Policy Speaker Series

Dr. Stacey Brockman
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies – Wayne State University

Stacey L. Brockman, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Wayne State University. Dr. Brockman spent a significant portion of her career as a high school teacher, teacher educator, and intervention specialist. Through that work, she developed an understanding of how educational policies and environments shape students’ college and career readiness and pathways.

Brockman’s work aims to advance equitable access to postsecondary education. She conducts partner-engaged research alongside school leaders and policy-makers that informs the implementation of educational programs and policies. Her recent research has examined Detroit high school graduates’ college access and pathways; the ways in which career mentoring can shape high schoolers’ readiness for college; and the impacts of the Detroit Promise Path community college coaching program.