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Emily Schell
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2018
Ph.D. Minor, Psychology
SU Student - Summer, Damon Program
Research Assistant - Academic Wellbeing Initiative, VPO PGP OperationsBioEmily Schell is a Doctoral Candidate in Developmental and Psychological Sciences at Stanford's Graduate School of Education (GSE). Prior to starting doctoral study, Emily received her double bachelors (with honors) from Brown University in East Asian Studies and International Relations. She also served as a Fulbright English Teacher in Taiwan and received her masters in International Comparative Education from the Stanford GSE.
Emily's research interests concern how colleges and universities can shift their student affairs services and pedagogical approaches to support their increasingly diverse student bodies. Her dissertation studies how universities can create culturally sustaining advising systems for minoritized international and immigrant students. In addition to her research, Emily has been the primary or co-instructor for multiple seminars and community engaged learning courses at Stanford. As a result of her "individualized support of students, innovative use of technology, and passion for community engaged learning," she was the 2021 graduate student recipient of the Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford's highest teaching honor. -
Tamara Nicole Sobomehin
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Ph.D. Minor, Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Other Tech - Graduate, GSE Dean's OfficeBioI celebrate the principle of Ujima - collective work and responsibility. Centering this idea, my life vision is the pursuit of purpose-driven passion. My mission is to create joyful opportunities that strengthen the sustainability of communities through the transformative power of academic and social engagement and enterprise.
After graduating with my BA in psychology in 2002 from Stanford University, I married my college sweetheart - Olatunde Sobomehin - and we started our fantastic family of six. I took a long-term sabbatical from industry work to co-homeschool our four children - Tayo, Temi, Tati, & Taiye - through their preschool and early elementary years. During that time, I co-founded two social ventures - Esface, Inc. and Team Esface Basketball Academy - and worked with local organizations like Kapor Center, The Primary School, The Nueva School, Live In Peace, Inc, RAFA, SMASH, and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula. In 2017 I co-founded StreetCode Academy, a nonprofit with a vision of "Innovation for Everyone." As the Chief Education Officer at StreetCode Academy, I co-design educational experiences that help students develop creative confidence and technical skills in coding, entrepreneurship, and design.
In 2018 I was elected to serve as a trustee for the Ravenswood City School District, where I currently am the presiding Vice President of the Board. I also returned to school to pursue graduate studies earning an MEd in Educational Leadership and Education Policy from the University of Texas at Arlington. I felt the call to return to school again during the pandemic. I applied and was accepted to the Stanford Graduate School of Education PhD program, where I am currently cross-specializing in Learning Sciences and Technology Design and Curriculum & Teacher Education. As a learning scientist, I examine the intersection of learning, innovation, technology education, and joy to create scholarship, tools, and services that promote critical care, connection, and creation in learning experiences. I hope to progress conversations within the learning sciences concerning joyful learning as a generative approach to more holistic, restorative, enlivened learning environments. I believe in pedagogies of love as a solution for peace within ourselves and with one another, and I view the education sector as a powerful resource to call attention to experiences of inequity and opportunities for positive societal change.
