Tuan Nguyen is an assistant professor in the College of Education at Kansas State University. He has a PhD is in Leadership and Policy Studies from the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. His research interests include teacher leadership and school improvement, teacher policy and teacher labor market, and financial aid and postsecondary success. He taught middle and high school math for seven years in St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a dual-degree in Math and Physics from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Washington University in St. Louis.
