• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Skip to footer navigation
The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute

The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute

  • About Us
    • Organization
    • History
    • Values
    • Opportunities
    • Internal Resources
    • Contact Us
    • Funding
  • People
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Events
    • Newsletter
  • Research Initiatives
    • National Study of Learning Mindsets
    • Texas Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Stress Resilience
    • Global Mindset Initiative
    • Texas Mindset Initiative – Algebra 1
    • Texas Mindset Initiative – Postsecondary
    • Synergistic Mindsets
  • Programs
    • Visiting Scholar Fellowships
    • Affiliated Faculty Program
    • TxMI Faculty Fellowship
    • TxMI Speaker Series
    • Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
      • Post-Baccalaureate Profiles
    • Undergraduate Research Opportunities
  • Resources
    • For Practitioners
    • Media Coverage
    • Publications
    • Research – Practice Partnerships
  • Support

People – Testing Accordion

Leadership

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Institute Staff

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Pratik Mhatre is the Associate Director of the Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Masters in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood/community through bettering college access and college readiness for low-income and disadvantaged students. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP grant serving school districts in the greater Austin and San Antonio region and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.

Curriculum Vitae and other details.

Primary Sidebar

About Us

The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI) is a central organizing structure at UT Austin for social and behavioral science research focused on solutions to inequality in the pathways to adulthood.

Footer

About Us

The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI) is a central organizing structure at UT Austin for social and behavioral science research focused on solutions to inequality in the pathways to adulthood.

Connect with Us

Address: University of Texas at Austin
305 E. 23rd Street / RLP 2.602
Mail Stop G1800
Austin, Texas 78712-1699
Email: txbspi [at] prc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Thank you to our generous funders!

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) NOYCE under grant number 2243530; National Science Foundation (NSF) EHR Core under grant number 2201928; NSF  Research Coordination Networks under grant number 2322330; Gates (TxMI Part 2) under grant number INV-047751; Aga Khan Foundation under grant JACOB002. See more about our funding on this page.

Copyright © 2025 · The University of Texas at Austin

  • Home
  • Emergency Information
  • Site Policies
  • Web Accessibility
  • Web Privacy
  • Adobe Reader
  • Support
  • Funding