Alyssa Ibarra is a senior institutional research analyst at the University of Rochester. Her academic background is in behavioral research and her strengths are in writing, project scoping, and quantitative methods. In her current role, she applies her data analysis and research skills to topics in higher education. She has written multiple successful NYSED grants, including Student Support and Academic Enrichment grant (ESSA), Math-Science Partnership grant (MSP), and the Learning Technology Grant.