Graduate School of Education
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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. -
Andrew Huckins-Noss
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2025
BioAndrew Huckins-Noss is an interdisciplinary social sciences researcher and educator whose work spans the fields of education, psychology, developmental science, and anthropology to investigate how experiences of discrimination and inequality shape health behaviors and psychological well-being among marginalized students. He received his bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, magna cum laude, from Brown University, followed by his master’s degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. Currently, he is a PhD student in Developmental and Psychological Sciences at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, where he was named a 2025 fellow by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education.
Andrew’s research focuses on cultural adaptations of suicide prevention interventions for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) adolescents and young adults. In particular, Andrew seeks to utilize mixed methods community-based participatory research to inform culturally attuned suicide prevention interventions aimed at promoting belonging and adaptive coping among marginalized students. -
Yan Jiang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Education
BioDr. Yan Jiang is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood. She earned her Ph.D. in Education Studies with a specialization in Computational Social Science from the University of California, San Diego. Her research lies at the intersection of research methodology and early childhood education, focusing on computational analysis of text data and equitable access to high-quality early care and education. Using computational, quantitative, and qualitative methods, her work reimagines the conceptions of early care and education quality in global contexts and amplifies the voices of communities historically underrepresented. Her scholarship has been recognized with the Dissertation Funding Award from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), the Yankelovich Graduate Research Grant, and the International Institute Research Fellowship from UC San Diego. Her research has appeared in leading journals, including Educational Researcher, Review of Educational Research, and Early Education and Development.
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Mridul Joshi
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2022
Master of Arts Student in Economics, admitted Spring 2026
Ph.D. Minor, PsychologyBioMy research primarily focuses on the economics of education and education policy in low-income countries, applying insights from psychology. Recently, I have been dabbling in machine learning and natural language processing and its applications to education research. I have previously worked at the Development Innovation Lab (UChicago), J-PAL and the OECD. Visit my personal website for more information.
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Shashank V. Joshi, MD
Professor (Teaching) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development) and, by courtesy of Pediatrics and, of Education
On Partial Leave from 08/01/2025 To 06/30/2026Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Joshi's teaching and research focuses on increasing knowledge and effectiveness of school mental health, youth wellbeing, positive psychology, pediatric psychotherapy and medication interventions. Areas of study include: the therapeutic alliance in medical care, structured psychotherapy interventions, cultural issues in pediatrics, wellbeing promotion and suicide prevention in schools settings, and faculty development in graduate medical education.
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Connie Juel
Professor of Education, Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPoor Reading in Preterms: Neural Basis, Prediction, & Response to Intervention (with Heidi Feldman & Michal Ben Shachar). Five-year grant funded by NICHD, 2012-2017.
Effects of early elementary school instruction, and specific interventions, on literacy and language growth.
Longitudinal study of literacy development from preschool through first grade. Focus on classroom factors in 13 kindergarten and 13 first grade classrooms that affect growth across the years in children with different entering skill and language profiles.
