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CONCENTRATION: Education Policy and Program Evaluation (EPPE)
INTERESTS: International Education, Philanthropy, Education Finance, Inequity, Organization Theory, Global Governance
CONCENTRATION: Culture, Institutions, and Society (CIS)
INTERESTS: Immigration, Critical Theory, Higher Education, College Access, Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Emma Lezberg is an interdisciplinary migration scholar investigating the effects of immigration law and immigration status on families and young people in the United States.
CONCENTRATION: Human Development, Learning and Teaching (HDLT)
INTERESTS: Learning Science, Multimodal Learning Analytics, Augmented Reality, Media Studies, Journalism, Human Computer Interaction, Wearable Computing
Max Lu is harnessing technology and learning science to enhance human learning efficiency.
INTERESTS: Teachers, Peer Learning, Social Networks, Collaboration, Secondary Education
Eva Flavia MartÃnez Orbegozo focuses on teacher learning in the workplace through collaboration with peers. She aims to understand the features of teacher-to-teacher relations that allow transfer of expertise between them, as well as the programs and policies to promote them.
INTERESTS: Educational Ethics, Political Education, Education and Religion, Conservative Education, Moral Development
Allison Mee Stevens’s research connects philosophy and politics through the lens of conservative education. She is interested in moral formation, faith, and tradition as an epistemic resource.
INTERESTS: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Adult Learning and Development, Race, Culture, Equity, Education
Emily Meland's research aims to bridge silos between social and emotional learning (SEL) and culturally sustaining, asset-based pedagogies. Her work centers on building adult capacities and supporting culturally responsive, developmental interactions between educators and students.
INTERESTS: Ethnic Studies, Pedagogy, Critical Education, Humanizing Education, Teacher Education, Identity Development, Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Practices
Melina Melgoza focuses on the influence of ethnic studies pedagogy on students and teachers, offering insights into their experiences and perceptions. She examines the transformative potential of this pedagogical approach, particularly in fostering critical and humanizing spaces.
INTERESTS: Developmental Psychology, Psychological Anthropology, Social Development, Moral Development, Parenting, Socialization, Cross-Cultural Research
Michał Miąskiewicz uses naturalistic and experimental methods to study young children’s cognition and behavior in situations when their desires conflict with those of others. His research traces children’s concern for the welfare of others and its socialization across cultures.
INTERESTS: Literacy, Reading Interventions, Fluency
Alfatah Moore is a RA in the READS Lab. His research focuses on reading interventions and the role of fluency in grade-level reading achievement. He has taught students directly as a reading clinician and has also led district-wide initiatives to deliver interventions at scale.
INTERESTS: Quantitative Methods, Equity, Math Education, Statistics, Race