Karina Flores is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants from Wapato, WA inside the Yakama Indian Reservation. She received her Bachelor’s in both Sociology and American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2018. Her research interest lies in rural education within Native American reservations and school leadership (preparation and capacity) and …
Amanda is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, where she studies language and identity politics through the lens of visual culture.
Will (he/they) is a Ph.D. student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has worked in public education, college access, and community organizing for over 10 years in Minnesota and Tennessee. Will seeks to create more affirming educational systems for gender-expansive students and students of color. Their research explores how …
Cherish (She/Her) is a fourth-year PhD student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis department and is advised by Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner. She comes with over ten years of experience working in higher education in difference capacities. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a transfer student, receiving associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her research …
Shelly Grandell is the current Associate Director of Education and Outreach for the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she works with researchers, students, and teachers to increase STEM visibility, accessibility, and identity. She has spent the last 24 years getting people excited about science! Fourteen of those …
Cole Habeck is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at UW-Madison. Cole earned a Bachelor’s degree in Critical Diversity Studies, as well as a Master’s in Human Rights Education, at the University of San Francisco. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Cole worked as a Disability Accommodations Coordinator at Santa Clara …
Yasmina Haddad is a Ph.D. student in Educational Policy Studies with a concentration in Comparative International Education and Global Studies. She is interested in researching education for refugees in Colombia and Lebanon, her parents’ home countries. Prior to studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she earned a B.S. in Disability Studies (’17) and an M.Ed. …
Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, LaShanda Harbin (she/her) is a doctoral student in the Educational Policy Studies program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. LaShanda graduated from Bowdoin College in 2018 with a BA in both African American Studies and Education. After graduating, she mentored and tutored high school students …
Devin T. Henry is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and a master’s degree in Adult Education, both from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. …
My hope and dream is to change the way we think about schools. To do this, I want to uplift youth voice as the tool and vehicle by which we bring about community change, empowering youth with the skills necessary to organize and do something. Through this work, the goal is to develop strategies, patterns, …