Lecturer, Stanford University
B.A. Psychology, Northwestern University
PhD, Education, UCLA
Expertise
Higher Education, International Education, Critical Geopolitics, Systems and Organizations, Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion, Nontraditional Students, Qualitative Methods
Hope K. McCoy is a former Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the USC Rossier School of Education. Dr. McCoy worked with the Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) project, a mixed-methods research study, specifically working on developing, assessing, and sustaining professional learning communities. McCoy’s research agenda also focuses on the intersection between education and diplomacy, with an interest in transnationalism, migration studies, and public policy. McCoy’s dissertation examined Russian Cultural Centers in Africa, identifying the ways that nation states and students use higher education to engage in critical geopolitics. A Fulbright scholar (2015-2016 Russia) with multidisciplinary expertise, McCoy has also worked as a research strategist at Harvard University on projects related to racial justice, equity, and inclusion. Dr. McCoy has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Northwestern University and a master’s degree and PhD in Education from UCLA. Hope is currently a Lecturer at Stanford University, and a recipient of the Stanford VPUE Fellowship to Diversify Teaching & Learning.