1. U S I N G D A T A S C I E N C E T O U N D E R S T A N D I N G
E Q U I T Y I N T H E U R B A N
D R . V A N E S S A A . S A N S O N E
A S S I S T A N T P R O F E S S O R
E D U C A T I O N A L L E A D E R S H I P & P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
C O L L E G E O F E D U C A T I O N & H U M A N D E V E L O P M E N T
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T S A N A N T O N I O

2. HOW IT ALL STARTED
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3. HORACE MANN

4. San Antonians, ages 24-35, have a
certificate or degree
high school graduates enrolling
in higher education institutions
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

6. Meet the Team
VANESSA A. SANSONE
UTSA Higher Education
COREY S. SPARKS
UTSA Demography
PAULINA
CANO-MCCUTCHEON
UTSA Demography

12. The Takeaway
POLICY & PRACTICE
• THERE ARE AREAS IN TEXAS WHERE SPATIAL AND
RACIAL POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY
ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY, NOT INDEPENDENTLY,
TO DISADVANTAGE
• IN OTHER WORDS, GEOGRAPHY ALONE DOES NOT
MATTER; RURAL, METRO, & URBAN STUDENTS OF
COLOR FACE GREATER CHALLENGES IN THE
COLLEGE-GOING PROCESS THAN WHITE AND MORE
AFFLUENT PEERS.

14. INTERSECTIONALITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY, & CRITICAL QUANT
• Tell the story; cannot untether people
• With an equity lens, data science can be a form of
social justice, for San Antonio & beyond
• Provide implications for policy & practice

15. AN EXAMPLE OF WHY DATA SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT

16. AN EXAMPLE OF WHY DATA SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT

17. EMAIL ADDRESS
vanessa.sansone@utsa.edu