Susan Kemper Patrick is a Senior Researcher at the Learning Policy Institute. After working in schools as a middle school teacher and volunteer coordinator, her research now explores how policies and practices shape equitable access to well-prepared and well-supported educators. At LPI, Patrick co-leads the Educator Quality team. She leads a set of interrelated projects describing the national teacher workforce as well as studies of educator preparation in California and Texas. Prior to joining LPI, she served as a postdoctoral researcher for the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research-practice partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education and Vanderbilt University.

Patrick received a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University, an MEd in Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies from Vanderbilt University, and a BA in African and African-American Studies from Duke University.