Assistant Director of Data Management and Research
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Sociology, Ph.D.
Melissa Humphries, PhD, is the Assistant Commissioner for Data Management and Research division at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Data Management and Research portfolio includes the management of the entire data pipeline from collection through data provisioning, including Texas’ K-12 education and workforce data. The division’s teams provide data and research aimed at informing policy and practice to a wide range of constituents and ensure that the data pipeline is structured to meet agency goals and stakeholder needs.
Melissa also currently serves as the chair of the Advisory Board for the Education Research Centers, which are centers where researchers can access Texas education and workforce data to inform policy and practice.
Melissa received her Ph.D. and Master of Arts in Sociology from The University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Policy Studies from Rice University.