Ash Arumugam
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Higher education administration; Higher education policy; Student affairs and leadership; Postsecondary access and success; Student leadership; Education policy
Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies
POLS Students
Charlie Barron
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Early childhood education; Literacy equity & access; Rural education; Wraparound family care
Stephanie G. Cajina
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: People and culture in educational organizations; Higher education equity, access, and inclusion; Organizational and systems change in education; Community-based partnerships; K-12 education and youth development; Joy, inclusion, and belonging in classrooms; Learning in unconventional spaces (including arts and music-integrated pedagogy)
Jalyn Davis
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Racial equity and justice; Community engagement; Identity development; Research-practice partnerships; Diversity and inclusion
Dara Drake
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Education policy; Skills-based education; Student success; Teaching and learning; Achievement gaps; Pedagogical partnerships
Eliana Katz
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: College access; Disability services; Higher education
Eliza Lewis
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Early and elementary education; Social emotional learning; Education policy and implementation; Gender equity within education; Curriculum design & teacher development
Asante Spencer
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Education policy and leadership; Racial justice in education; Censorship laws and academic freedom; Black studies; Higher education equity and access; Community-based education and mentorship; Law, policy, and social justice advocacy
Sophie Szew
Class: 2026
Areas of interest: Community impact; Disability justice; Mental health justice; Youth organizing and changemaking
Claudia Chang
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Leadership, School Change, Positive Education, Assessment, Student Feedback Practices, Lifelong Learning Competencies, Change Management, Data Management, Collaborative Partnerships, Culture Building, Socio-emotional Learning
Alisa Chen
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: K-12 Experiential Education, Social Emotional Wellbeing, Career and College Readiness, Garden Education, Social Infrastructure, Systems Change, Community-Based Partnerships, Equity in Education
Amanda David
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Lifelong learning, civic education, skills-based workforce, higher education policy & funding, women in sports
Kate Edson
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Postsecondary Access and Success, Higher Education Policy, Career Pathways for Students, Financial Aid Policy, Dual Enrollment
Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Educational Equity, Postsecondary Access and Success, Higher Education Policy, Professional Development, Dreamers, Dream Act, DACA, Public Service, Department of Education, First-generation College Student, Diversity and Inclusion, Qualitative Research Methods (Ethnography, YPAR), Philanthropy, Civic Education, Leadership, School Change, Lifelong Learner
Ev Gilbert
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: K-12 Education; Education Policy, Educational Equity, Youth Empowerment, Student Leadership, Community Engagement, Mentorship, Systems Change, Diversity and Inclusion, Qualitative Research Methods
Jade Goree
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Community Psychology, Positive Psychology, Racial and Ethnic Socialization, Black Secondary Access, Social Emotional Wellbeing, School Culture, Systems Change
Bruno Toshikazu Ikeuti
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Education Policy and Implementation, Retention, Churn and Dropouts, Race, Cross-cutting Equity Issues, K-12, General Education, College Access, Procurement, Infrastructure, Community Engagement, Leadership and Organizational Change, Poverty and Violence, Curriculum Design, Entrepreneurship
Briana Jocelyn
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: K-12 Education, Policy Implementation, Workforce Retention, Professional Development, Teacher and Leader Coaching, Research-Practice Partnerships
Dash McFarland
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Environmental Education Outreach and Policymaking
Peter Mills
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Social Emotional Learning, Mindfulness and Meditation, Performing Arts Education, Contemplative Education, Facilitation, Program Direction, Curriculum Design
Ally O'Connor
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: College Admissions, College Access, Higher Education Leadership, Student and Alumni Affairs, Communications, Marketing
Emma Parish
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Education Policy, Postsecondary Access and Affordability, Higher Education Administration and Admissions, Civic Engagement, Student Affairs and Leadership
Julia Perlmutter
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: K-12 Policy and Implementation, Deeper Learning, Experiential/Project-Based Learning, Civic Education, Teacher Retention, Research-Practice Partnerships
Willie Thompson
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: People and Culture, Org design, Alternative Schooling, Intercultural Education
Sarah Turobiner
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Education Policy, Education Technology (EdTech), Advocacy and Policy Analysis for Learning Disabilities, AI Literacy and Innovation in Education, Postsecondary Access, Education Entrepreneurship
Illana Zauderer
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Purpose, Connection, Neuroscience in Education, Student Emotional Health, Mindfulness, Wellbeing, Teacher Compensation and Mentorship, Transformational Leadership in Higher Education, Play and Artful Thinking in Schools, Education Policy
Michelle J. Zhang
Class: 2025
Areas of interest: Liberatory Science Education, Racial and Environmental Justice, Student Empowerment, Community Care and Activism, Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Burnout
Yesenia Aguilar
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: education policy, juvenile justice, youth voice, postsecondary access for rural communities, research-practice, community-based partnerships, institutional and organizational change, diversity & equity
Tracie M. Benally
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Federal Indian education policy, education policy, K-12 education, Indian Affairs, literacy, curriculum design, community-based partnerships, land-based learning, and culturally relevant pedagogy.
Kate Bierly
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Special education, Post secondary education, adults with learning differences, education leadership, UDL, collegiate athletics, school reform, research methods, literacy and language, technology in education
Jared Bynum
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Basketball, music, community service, mentorship, gaming
Joaquin-Emiliano Chavez
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: higher education access and completion, support systems, student-centered service approaches, mentorship, community engagement, systems/organizational thinking and change, college student development, educational administration, interdisciplinary thinking, cultural-historical analysis, fostering belonging for students, understanding sociological dynamics between identity and power in education, uplifting marginalized communities
Katie Daugherty
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: K-12 education policy and implementation, teacher pay, teacher retention, curriculum design, literacy development, leadership in public schools.
Julianna Docking
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: early literacy, K-12 policy and implementation, early childhood education, science of reading, organizational change
Ryan Duncan
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: early childhood education, Indigenous language reclamation, federal Indian education policy, community-based interventions, curriculum development, educational linguistics, and systems change
Nesreen Ezzeddine
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Civic education, higher education access, community colleges, community engagement, democracy building.
Christian Fincher
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Post-secondary Pathways; Dual Enrollment; College Success; Coaching; Writing
Antonio Hernandez
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Education Policy, Healthcare Policy, Community Partnerships, Medical Education, Youth Civic Engagement, School Board Governance, Educational Equity, Transformative Leadership, Organizational and Systemic Change, Joy in Education
Rachel Loe
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: K-12 policy and implementation; educational equity and justice; history and social studies curriculum development; teacher development and support; leadership and organizational change; first-generation college student readiness
Tim Morris
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Science education, public schools, all outdoor activities, cooking, gardening
Kyle Muña
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Nonprofit leadership; diversity, equity, and inclusion; higher education leadership; college access and success; educational entrepreneurship; community-engaged learning
Emily Olick Llano
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: postsecondary access for undocumented and underrepresented students, education policy and implementation, fostering critical consciousness, impact entrepreneurship, strategies for equitable representation in higher education, organizational leadership
Theo Poling
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Conflict Resolution, Restorative Justice, Higher Education, Social Justice, Leadership Development, Mediation, Diversity & Inclusion
Isabelle Saillard
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Equitable K-12 education policy and implementation, causal research methods, education data science and analysis, cross-agency collaboration, post-secondary access, social-emotional learning
Hellen Souza
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: Equity and Racial Inclusion; Education Policy; Poverty and Violence; K-12; Community-Based Partnerships; School Leadership.
Jeevaraj Suppiah
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: leadership, public policy, community partnership, citizen engagement, education equity
Brandon Tineo
Class: 2024
Areas of interest: college access for underserved communities, leadership within professional spaces, empathetic and culturally aware coaching, educational empowerment
Fernanda Alves
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: international education policy; connecting private, public, and third-sector organizations to increase opportunities for underprivileged youth in Brazil
Kate Berkley
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: postsecondary access and persistence, adult and non-traditional learners, workforce development, upskilling and reskilling, career exploration programs for high school students, cross-sector partnerships, organizational leadership, research-practice partnerships, philanthropy
Gabriel Cheong
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: education policy development, education leadership, professional learning of teachers, community involvement in education, and education non-profits
Kayla Constandse
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: higher education; student affairs; education policy; diversity, equity, and inclusion; access; admissions; collegiate athletics
Catherine Eng
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: higher education policy and administration, affirmative action, Asian Americans in education, tutoring, educational nonprofits, intersectionality, education equity
Olivia Pei Lim
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: future of learning, education policy and practice, organizational change and culture, education systems leadership, teacher professional and leadership development, leadership coaching, learning experience design, student agency
Ellen Liu
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: workforce development, career pathways, upskilling/reskilling, higher education and employer relationship, learning science, life-long learning, career and life coaching
Pamela Low
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: artful thinking, equity in education, informal learning environments, museum education, race and ethnicity, social and emotional learning
Albert Lowe
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: homelessness advocacy, community organizing, student mental health, wrap around services, community partnerships, school partnerships, community engagement, education equity, critical race theory
Andrew Luck
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: Youth sports, intercollegiate athletics, coaching, intersection of athletics and academics, equity in education, leadership in educational systems, organizational change, systems change
Drew McCann
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: early literacy education, science of reading, special education, education technology, personalization, early childhood education
Gabriela Mottesi
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: special education, multi-language learners, K-12 and higher education policy, teacher recruitment and retention, systems change
Xander Paras
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: equity in education, leadership in educational systems, organizational change, systems change, school finance, K-12 and higher education policy
Anthony Sanford II
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: nonprofit leadership; equity in education; diversity, equity, and inclusion; higher education; education consulting; organizing; community-based partnerships; liberation
Stephanie Seidmon
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: climate, environmental, and science literacy in K12; teacher learning, development, and retention; local, state, and national policy levers; AI and educating for the future; environmental justice pedagogy; antiracist teaching practices and fostering critical consciousness; curriculum design and construction; leadership in education
Shadman Uddin
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: higher education, workforce development, learning analytics, organizational change management, innovations in learning
Joanna Weingast
Class: 2023
Areas of interest: K-12 education policy and implementation, equity in education, evidence-based and student-centered policymaking, assessment strategy, systems change, educational data analysis
Jodi Anderson, Jr.
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: edtech, workforce development, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, online education, upskilling/reskilling, digital literacy, jobtech, non-traditional students, user experience design
Yesenia Ayala
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: K–12 and higher education policy, education equity, research-practice, formative assessment, student agency, professional development, community-based partnerships
Natalie Bess
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: policy supporting integrated schools, education systems leadership, college access and success for first-generation students, educational practices supporting holistic child development, equitable school funding and choice policy, education systems leadership
Gabriela Fiore Bonicio
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: adult learning, secondary and higher education, teaching and school leadership, formative assessment, learner agency
Chee Wing Chan
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: early childhood, organizational culture, teacher retention and career development
Thu Cung
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: special education, (dis)ability studies, critical race theory, intersectionality, social theory, radical imagination, liberation
Elena Elliott
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: early childhood education, elementary education, child-centered learning, social and emotional learning, teacher education, curriculum design, community schools
Cata Fuenzalida
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: school improvement, school management, education program design and implementation, school strategy, systems change, school culture, community engagement, evidence-based decisions, leadership development, teacher learning
Molly Gibian
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: educational technology, assessment policy and evaluation, PK–12 education, learning sciences, user experience research product management and design, curriculum design, creative and collaborative learning, organizational leadership
Jennifer Hofmann
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: future of work, upskilling and reskilling, edtech, adult learners, community-based learning, private-public education partnerships
Rui Huang
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: education policy, leadership studies, alternatives to postsecondary education, informal learning design, edtech product design and management, web3 blockchain upskilling
Cordy McJunkins
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: higher education, postsecondary access, legal issues, school finance, school reform, poverty and inequality
Maria Camila Rivera Zabarain
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: equity in education, leadership in educational systems, policy and program implementation in schools, K–12 education, education in Latin America and the Caribbean, early literacy education, professional development
Savannah Strong
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: identity development, organizational change, school leadership, student agency, curriculum design, systems thinking, design thinking, critical race theory, power and privilege, active listening
Devon Winsor
Class: 2022
Areas of interest: education equity, curriculum construction, learning experience design, utilizing edtech to address inequities and create effective instruction, teacher education
