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, …
Veronica Herrera is a Ph.D. student in the Education Leadership & Policy Analysis program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on examining K-12 school policies and systemic leadership within school districts to observe how specific regulations affect students, as an Education Graduate Research Scholar (Ed-GRS). Veronica graduated with her high school diploma & associate’s degree …
London Huser is an Oklahoma native and indigenous Cherokee and Choctaw artist. Her practice explores rurality and poverty; and its influence on human cultural aesthetics, culture, and information. London’s work sets the viewer in a narrative and dialog driven context through an interplay of a multidisciplinary practice; paintings, installation, and performance. Her work challenges societal …
Samantha Jacob is a doctoral student in the Special Education Department and a Qual-LEADS and Ed-GRS Fellow. Her research is informed by her former practice as an elementary school special education teacher in culturally rich and diverse regions of the United States. Samantha’s research explores how common sense notions of ability and intelligence intersect with …
Jamie is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Kinesiology and forms part of Dr. Columna’s Promotion of Health Equity and Adapted Physical Activity (PHEAPA) Lab. Originally from Puerto Rico, Jamie received a double BA degree in Physical Education in the areas of Coaching & Training and Teaching at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. …
Nasitta Keita, M.A. is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her BA in Psychology and Education at UW-Madison and her MA in Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri. Framed by Black Feminism and Liberation Psychology, her research interests explore (1) mechanisms of healing amongst Black workers and …
Julia is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Counseling Psychology. Her research centers on trauma recovery and resilience, with a particular focus on forcibly displaced communities and survivors of conflict and collective trauma. She has also contributed to research examining long-term outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military service members and survivors …