David Spicer

David Spicer is a Ph.D. student in UT Austin’s Higher Education Leadership and Policy program. His research explores issues in higher education law. Before UT, David was a middle-school English teacher in southwest Louisiana. His time in the classroom, including as a student teacher in Cleveland and New York City, grounds his interest in education policy. His internships with DC Public Schools, Louisiana Board of Regents and the US Department of Education motivate his passion to conduct action-oriented research that could be leveraged by government entities. 

David holds an M.Ed. in Education Technology and Instructional Design from Western Governors University and a B.S. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, served as student body president and directed the Fall Career Fair, one of the largest student-run career fairs in the nation.