Nicole Marie Montañez Alicea is a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Kinesiology and forms part of Dr. Larson’s Lab for the Study of Occupation. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Nicole received a BA degree in Adapted and Elementary Physical Education at the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón Campus. As …
Mark Moralez is originally from Milwaukee, WI, and received his BS in Political Science/Public Administration from UW-La Crosse. He received his Master of Public Affairs (MPA) from UW-Madison’s La Follette School in May ’23, and his Master of Science in Higher Education in May ’24. Mark developed a passion for higher education and students throughout …
Tiffany Munro (she/hers) is a second generation Haitian-American from Miami, Florida, who is currently pursing a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology. She brings a liberatory diasporic lens to her work, centering the intergenerational knowledge folk bring to systems of education and health. Her programmatic research agenda, grounded in Critical Race Theory (CRT), examines the ways …
Elijah Nicks brings an interdisciplinary lens to education, shaped by an undergraduate degree in biochemistry with a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies and an MBA with a concentration in Educational Leadership. Now a third-year Ph.D. student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, his research focuses on the persistent underrepresentation of Black and Brown …
Curtis O’Dwyer is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research lies at the intersection of science education, science studies, Black Studies, and political economy. He is currently investigating how the teaching philosophies and pedagogies of Black science educators—past and present—may unsettle racialized mechanisms of discipline …
Charity Okpara is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Originally from Nigeria, she holds a B.A. in English Education and an M.A. in English from the University of Port Harcourt and the University of Ibadan, respectively. She also earned a second M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) …
Linda Orie, M.S., is a Ph.D. candidate, Teaching Assistant, and Field Supervisor for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Madison. Born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Linda is also an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation. Raised by educator parents, Linda is honored to carry on their legacy of highly valuing education, especially …
Publications Andrés Ortiz, Kaylin Didier, Logan Heenan, Hedyeh Khademi Motlagh, Travis Haley, Emily Rogers, Nile Banks, Dawn Belt Davis, Laura Cooney, Oliver Wieben, Marlowe Eldridge, Christopher Minson, and William Schrage. Sex comparison of hypoxic cerebral vasodilation: Do sex hormones matter?, Poster. Andrés R. Ortiz, Jessica D. Muer , Kaylin D. Didier, Brett M. Wannebo, Sophie Sanchez, …
Gabrielle Orum Hernández is a doctoral student in Education Policy Studies studying structures of racialization and school safety policies in the U.S. Prior to her tenure at UW-Madison, she served for nearly three years as a reporter covering law, technology, and U.S. Southern politics, and as a nonprofit youth worker with middle and high school …
Lisa Oyolu (she/her) is an Educational Policy Studies doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She studies how educational experiences, community context, and policy shape youth well-being. Her work focuses on the impact of community-based learning on African immigrant youth’s identities. Lisa holds a Master’s in Educational Policy Studies from UW-Madison and a Bachelor’s in …