Sonia Alves Teaching Fellow
Sonia is an HGSE Doctoral Candidate in Human Development and Education.
Sonia's research broadly examines the longitudinal associations of adverse experiences, specifically of childhood community violence exposure on children’s academic trajectories.
Email: soa934@mail.harvard.edu
Tiffany Brown Teaching Fellow
Tiffany is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Culture, Institutions, and Society.
Tiffany studies organizational and psychological dimensions of quality teaching in schools serving low-income and minority students. She also works as a Research Consultant for NYU's Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity & the Transformation of Schools.
Email: tiffany_brown@g.harvard.edu
Brandon Edwards Teaching Fellow
Brandon Edwards is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Culture, Institutions, and Society.
Brandon uses qualitative, anthropological methods to examine how religious beliefs impact views of higher education, and how college shapes students’ religious worldviews. He serves also as a qualitative research associate for North Carolina State University’s IDEALS Project.
Email: bedwards@fas.harvard.edu
Zuhra Faizi Teaching Fellow
Zuhra is an HGSE Doctoral Student in Culture, Communities, and Education.
Zuhra's research explores the intersection of culture, community and education through the example community-based education in Afghanistan.
Email: bibizuhra_faizi@gse.harvard.edu
Martha Franco Teaching Fellow
Martha is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Culture, Institutions, and Society.
Martha's research focuses on how Central American unaccompanied minors are incorporated into U.S. public schools and the U.S. more broadly.
Email: marthafranco@g.harvard.edu
Simone Fried Teaching Fellow
Simone is an HGSE Doctoral Candidate in Educational Policy, Leadership, and Instructional Practice.
Simone studies K-12 education policy through an organizational theory lens, particularly at the state and district level. Her current work investigates how state educational agencies prepare for and then implement takeovers of low-performing school districts. Her interests include governance, interorganizational relationships, policy implementation, and the human element of reform.
Email: simone_fried@gse.harvard.edu
Jaein Lee Teaching Fellow
Jaein is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Culture, Institutions, and Society.
Jaein's research focuses on immigrant students in higher education.
Email: jaeinlee@fas.harvard.edu
Alfatah Moore Teaching Fellow
Al is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching.
Al’s research focuses on literacy acquisition and the design of interventions for students with reading difficulty in the elementary grades. His work also considers the implementation and scaling of interventions in the context of strategic management for school systems.
Email: alfatah_moore@g.harvard.edu
Jeremy Murphy Teaching Fellow
Jeremy is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Culture, Institutions, and Society.
Jeremy uses ethnographic and historical research methods to study how teachers respond to school reform efforts and how schools engage with issues of climate and culture.
Email: jmurphy@g.harvard.edu
Kristia Wantchekon Teaching Fellow
Kristia is an HGSE and FAS Doctoral Candidate in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching.
Kristia's research focuses on ethnic-racial identity development in adolescence, and how pedagogy and curriculum that leverages this process can support youth's academic and psychological adjustment (e.g., academic motivation, mental health, school completion).
Email: kwantchekon@g.harvard.edu