Graduate School of Education
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Tom Nachtigal
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2022
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2022
Master of Arts Student in Political Science, admitted Spring 2024BioTom Nachtigal is a PhD student in the international and comparative education program. She's interested in researching how international organizations influence national civic education policies via promotion of social and emotional learning. Particularly, she's looking at how values of democracy, rule of law, human rights, and national identity are imbued in conflict-affected areas, in light of international education policies informed by SEL. Trained as an international lawyer, she served as a legal advisor in the Israeli government, practicing international law and human rights, an experience that informed her interests in civic education from the lens of international politics.
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Gabe Nitro
Master of Arts Student in Education, admitted Summer 2024
BioGabriel (Gabe) Nitro is a current Master's student at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) in the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). He is interested in course design in STEM courses, specifically chemistry at the secondary and university level. Gabe holds a B.Sc. degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Science Education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As an undergraduate student, he facilitated dozens of STEM courses as a Learning Assistant (LA), an Undergraduate Assistant (UA), and as a Peer Learning Facilitator (PLF). Moreover, he worked as a contracted employee for Macmillan Learning where he reviewed, created, and compiled materials for multiple chemistry-related projects. He conducted research in the Department of Anthropology under Dr. Kremer-Sadlik to investigate emotional work, the neoliberal subject, and pressure in children using ethnographic data from the Sloan Center on the Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) at UCLA. Additionally, he conducted research in the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) under Dr. Boyle to investigate the nature of inflammation and anxiety in older adults. His recent research interests include the intersection of psychological disorders (particularly anxiety disorders), content design, and curriculum implementation in STEM courses at the secondary and university level.
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Sarah Novicoff
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Other Tech - Graduate, Loeb ProgramBioSarah Novicoff is a PhD student in Educational Policy at Stanford's Graduate School of Education. In her doctoral education, she studies how state policies have affected vulnerable subgroups of K-12 students (e.g., low-income students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities) with a specific focus on early literacy. Prior to graduate school, Sarah worked as a middle school teacher and as a Research Intern at the Brookings Institute Center on Education Policy in Washington, D.C. Sarah holds a B.A. in History with Honors from Brown University where she graduated magna cum laude.
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Andre Nudelman
Entrepreneur In Residence, GSE Dean's Office
Affiliate, Lemann CenterBioAndre Nudelman was appointed as Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University Graduate School of Education in September 2021 and in 2023 became the Entrepreneur in Residence at GSE Lemann Center. He has an extensive range of activities, including Private Equity with focus on Education, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate Investments, Agriculture, Art Collection, Non-profit organizations, and volunteer activities.
Beside co-teaching the Lytics Seminar at Stanford (GSE-EDUC 407, GSBGID307 and CS407), Mr. Nudelman has been invited to present at summits, seminars, conventions, and at Stanford multiple courses, UC Berkeley and Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Among his past ventures, Maple Bear Schools Latin America, the largest franchised K-12 bilingual school chain in Latin America, sold in 2016.
Presently, through Addquire Private Equity (addquire.com), he controls:
- Digital Media Academy (digitalmediaacademy.org), a company that offers Tech Courses in person and online to students from 3-18 years old globally.
- International Comprehensive (icomprhensive.com), a school quality improvement system
- International Canadian Academy (icanadianacademy.com), a K-12 bilingual school franchising chain
- Interactive Health International (cyberpatient.ca), a simulation online system for medical education
- Nouvelle School, an Early Education Franchising and company owned chain (nouvelleschool.com)
His philanthropic and volunteer activities include Former Chairman of the Canadian Council for The Americas BC for ten years; Cabinet Campaign member for Emily Carr University of Art+Design; Former Advisory board member at McRae Institute for International Relations at Capilano University; Former Chairman of The Einstein legacy Project in BC at Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ambassador of Vancouver Biennale; Head of The Nudelman Family Trust, among others.
Now he is funding and coordinating the Education + AI in Action - The Nudelman Initiative, that is changing the public education in small towns in Brazil's Northeast region. www.educall.org
