Sandra Vergari Ph.D. Michigan State University Associate Professor Office: ED 315 Tel: 442-5063 Fax: 442-5084 Email: vergari@albany.edu

SANDRA VERGARI (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, and a faculty affiliate with the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Vergari is a political scientist with a focus on local, state, and federal K-12 education reform politics and policy. In particular, she has been analyzing the charter school movement for many years. Vergari has served as a consultant on charter school issues and is the co-founder of an association of researchers engaged in the study of all forms of school choice. She has also conducted research on morality politics and education policy. Vergari's research has appeared in policy reports and academic journals, and she is the editor of The Charter School Landscape (University of Pittsburgh Press).