Manny Zapata

Manny (He/Him/His) is a qualitative researcher with several years of experience working across the education policy sector. He was a former middle school English teacher at a charter school in NYC. He received his bachelor degree in English and Textual Studies and Political Science from Syracuse University, an M.A.T in Secondary English Education (7-12) from New York University, and an M.A. in Education Policy, with a specialization in law, from Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Manny is currently a Doctoral Student in the Urban Education program within the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL) in the College of Education. He is a Ronald E. McNair Doctoral Fellow. His research interests centers the exploration of ethno-racial identity development of Afro-Latinx students in education.

He currently serves as the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion.