Graduate School of Education
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Joseph ("Jodi") Willie Devail Anderson Jr.
Project Management Specialist - IT, SAL Digital Learning
Current Role at StanfordFirst-year Master's Student in Stanford's Graduate School of Education
Project Coordinator for the Stanford Art's Based Diversion Program
CEO of Rézme Inc. -
Elizabeth Backus
Operations and Finance Director, SAL Early Childhood Education
Current Role at StanfordOperations and Finance Director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood
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Beth Bass
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2024
Research Assistant, GSE Centers and ProgramsBioBeth Bass is a doctoral student in Race, Inequality, and Language in Education at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. Beth is from Dallas, Texas, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Human Rights, and Political Science from Southern Methodist University, as well as a Master’s in Sociology of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Beth's work as a youth worker, track coach, and Black studies teacher informs their research on race, space, and histories of Black education.
Beth’s research focuses on Black parent activism, school choice, and history of Black education in Texas. Their work employs oral history methodology, critical race theory, and Black geographies to examine Black schooling contexts.
Beth’s scholarship is supported by the EDGE: Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship through the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education. -
Keith Bowen
Director, Learning Design Challenge, SAL Digital Learning
BioFor 20+ years, I have worked in the fields of international relief, development, and conflict resolution, building capacity in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, South Africa, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as educating students in the U.S., Europe, and other countries who aspire to work in these fields.
Academics & Film
I've worked as an academic and filmmaker, creating educational documentaries on liberation movements around the world, which I've then used with university students in my classrooms. I've had several programs distributed by the Discovery Channel, which has been rewarding, but what has been especially remarkable to me is the response of my students. I've come to appreciate the power of narrative and immediacy of film to transform students' perceptions of the world and their place in it.
Learning Design
Along with an emphasis on narrative and immediacy, I've designed interactive programs that draw students into learning through exploration and discovery - with a dynamically shifting experience based on student choice and response. I've also designed learning programs featuring advanced multiplayer simulations with both live and online interaction.
Scale
I've taken this work to scale. In my work for the U.S. Government and international humanitarian organizations, I've designed courses that have been completed by tens of thousands of students and practitioners, not only at the State Department, USAID, relief agencies, and universities in the U.S., but also at comparable institutions in other countries, and even in internet cafes and refugee camps around the world. I've earned about a dozen awards for these efforts and have delivered presentations on them for the Under Secretary of State, the Senate Appropriations Committee, representatives of the the 57 countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 35 countries of the Organization for American States, and others.
Virtual Exchange & "Wicked" Global Problems
I am continuing this work at Stanford. My focus now is designing media and technology programs to bring university students in the U.S. and other high-income countries into extended contact with counterpart students in fragile states and zones of conflict to address complex problems that no single country can solve on its own. As students work collaboratively to address these "wicked" problems, we measure advances in learning and shifts in attitude through qualitative and quantitative methods.
I have also launched and serve as Director for the Stanford Learning Design Challenge, which supports students across campus who seek to leverage research in the learning sciences, methodologies in human-centered design, and breakthroughs in emerging technology to change what’s possible in teaching and learning. https://edtech.stanford.edu/
This is an extraordinary time for those who design media and technology solutions for teaching and learning. Blended in smart combinations, especially with traditional in-person learning, the new tools we have are powerful:
- Visual narrative, through its expression in digital cinema
- Expanding and interconnecting networks of lifelong learners
- Complex human interaction, including multiplayer games and simulations
- Complex machine interaction, including generative AI, dynamically responsive to user needs
- Statistical data analysis, upon which to base informed, iterative human-centered design
- Worldwide electronic distribution, especially to inexpensive mobile devices
If we do this right, the world will be much better for it. -
Julie Brosnan
Senior Communications & Engagement Manager, SCALE, SAL Policy
Current Role at StanfordCommunications & Engagement Manager, National Student Support Accelerator
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Catherine Chi Chase
Senior Scholar, SAL Digital Learning
BioCathy Chase is a senior research scholar working for the Stanford Accelerator for Learning's Digital Learning Initiative. Cathy has over 15 years of experience doing research and design in the Learning Sciences, with an interdisciplinary focus on cognition, STEM education, and educational technology. Cathy has expertise in exploration and discovery-oriented learning activities, learning technologies like educational games and intelligent tutoring systems, and psychological constructs like transfer and motivation. She currently works on genAI-supported learning and sustainability education.
Prior to joining the TLA, Cathy was an assistant professor of Cognitive Science in Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. She is also a proud alum of the Learning Sciences and Technology Design program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She began her career in education as an elementary and middle school science teacher in Brooklyn, NY. -
Caitlyn Craft
Technical Consultant, GSE Dean's Office
Staff, Graduate School of EducationBioFrom 2014 to mid-2020 I served as the Director of Technology and Communications for Stanford University's Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education. I have since transitioned to a full-time role outside of the University while continuing to serve as a technical consultant within graduate education, namely for the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research (SIHER).
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Polly Diffenbaugh
Sr. Clinical Associate, Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP)
Current Role at StanfordSr. Clinical Associate, Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP)
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Jorge Luis Garcia Perez
Master of Arts Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2025
Graduate Program Assistant, SAL Early Childhood EducationBioJorge is a Fulbright-García Robles Scholar, recipient of the SECIHTI (Mexican Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation) scholarship for graduate studies abroad, and the Claudio X. González Fellowship at Stanford University, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in Global Comparative Education. He has over six years of experience as a public school teacher and two additional years as a teacher educator in Mexico. He is deeply committed to bridging the gap between classroom realities and policy decisions, striving to improve both the quality and equity of education.
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Angel Gunaman
Office Aide, GSE Dean's Office
Undergraduate, Management Science and Engineering
Undergraduate, Mechanical EngineeringBioI'm a Mechanical Engineering major at Stanford, concentrating in Product Realization and minoring in Management Science & Engineering. I'm passionate about building meaningful technology and have experience in engineering research, product development, and public sector infrastructure.
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Eghosa Obaizamomwan Hamilton
STEP Secondary English Clinical Associate, Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP)
BioDr. Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton is a Black motherscholar who prioritizes scholarship in service of her community. She works in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, and prior to higher education, she was a K-12 educator for 16 years. Her broad research and teaching focus on Black Critical Race Theory, Black Educational Studies, Black Feminist Thought, intersectionality, critical pedagogy, and the sociology of race and education. She is the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Making Us Matter and co-founding editor of The Black Educology Mixtape “Journal”. Her scholarship investigates the complex intersections of race, identity, gender, and education, and is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Equity & Excellence in Education, Race Ethnicity and Education, and Educational Studies. Her first book, Articulations, A Radical Methodology for Black Pedagogy: Redefining Education through Black Women’s Hair Experiences, is published through Routledge. Drawing on 18 years of experience, her writing, teaching, and research intersect to explore interdisciplinary themes deeply informed by and engaging with Black intellectual traditions.
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Alexandrea R. Henry
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2023
Graduate Program Assistant, GSE Dean's OfficeBioAlexandrea Henry is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Education in the Race, Inequality, and Language in Education and Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education programs. They earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in education from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Alexandrea’s research draws on Black studies, Critical Pedagogy, and studies of Carceral Logics in education to examine how young people make sense of power through disciplinary practices at school. Moreover, she is interested in centering the experiences and expertise of K-2 students in the fight for liberatory learning spaces. While at Stanford, Alexandrea has worked on the Accessible Ethnic Studies, Newberry Institute, and Juvenile Justice and Alternative Education projects. She has also taught in San Bruno Jail and served as a Systems Navigator with the Santa Clara Public Defender's Office. Previously, they were a public school teacher and union organizer in North Philadelphia, a preschool teacher in Oakland, and has worked on district-level projects related to equity and professional development. Ultimately, she believes in advocating for and co-creating worlds where every person is free, from the River to the Sea.
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Hsiaolin Hsieh
Research Project Lead, SAL Policy
BioHsiaolin Hsieh is a postdoctoral researcher at The SCALE Initiative. Her research focuses on ensuring equitable opportunity and access to learning for multilingual learners. She uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze complex student dialogic participation in the classroom.
Formally trained in educational measurement and assessment, Hsiaolin has extensive experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of tests in the K-12 context. As a mixed-methods researcher, she uses qualitative and quantitative approaches to conduct research across (quasi-)experimental and research-practice-partnership settings. Her background in educational technology enables her to examine and leverage alternative tools to assist student learning. Hsiaolin holds a PhD in Education from Stanford University and a Master’s in Learning, Design, and Technology, also from Stanford University.
