Solangel Troncoso, Ph.D.

Solangel Troncoso is a Research Associate at Rutgers CESP, where she contributes to applied research and community-engaged initiatives with a focus on advancing educational excellence for all learners. At CESP, she supports resource curation, development, and the provision of high quality technical assistance within the BRIDGE initiative as well as conducting qualitative research that centers the perspectives of learners, educators, and community members.

Solangel has a strong background in mixed-methods research, program evaluation, and family and community engagement. She has experience in research design, participant recruitment, data collection, and analysis, and has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to gender, adolescent development, and educational equity. Her work has included qualitative studies on parent-adolescent communication among Latino youth and research examining resilience factors that contribute to academic success.

Prior to joining CESP, Solangel worked with education access organizations in New Jersey, where she supported students and families in navigating academic opportunities and college readiness. Solangel holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Michigan, where she also earned her M.S. in Psychology. She completed her B.A. in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University.