Graduate School of Education
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Rubén A. González
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2020
BioRubén A. González, proudly from Greenfield, California, is a PhD candidate in the Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE) and Curriculum and Teacher Education (CTE) programs at Stanford University, where he also earned a Master of Arts degree in Sociology. His research explores how students and teachers of color develop, sustain, and enact a critical sociopolitical disposition in classroom, school, and larger community settings. Rubén’s scholarship has been supported by the Stanford Graduate Public Service (GPS) Fellowship, the California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Fellowship, the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, and the NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship.
Prior to pursuing his graduate studies, Rubén was a high school English, English Language Development, and AVID teacher in Sacramento, California. As a high school teacher, he co-founded and co-advised the Social Justice & Equity Collective (SJEC), an after-school and student-led organizing and activist space. Rubén also worked with (im)migrant and multilingual Latinx youth as an academic tutor in classroom and after-school settings in Dixon, California, during his undergraduate studies. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Sacramento State University after transferring from Hartnell College. -
Liz Harris
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2023
BioElizabeth Finlayson Harris is an academic and educator specializing in science education, with a strong focus on secondary education and the sociopolitical context of schooling. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Curriculum and Teacher Education at Stanford University, with a minor in Anthropology. Elizabeth's research interests include humanizing pedagogy and classroom climate and culture.
With a Master's degree in Teacher Education and a Bachelor's degree in Physics Education from Brigham Young University, Elizabeth has a rich teaching background. She has taught physics and astronomy at various high schools and directed pre-college engineering programs aimed at underrepresented students. Her professional experience extends to instructional design, where she has developed online courses for BYU Online High School.
Elizabeth's work is characterized by her dedication to educational equity and improving teaching and learning environments. Outside of her professional life, she is an avid Liverpool fan and enjoys mountain biking and snowboarding. -
Derric I. Heck
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2019
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on educational equity, emphasizing the lived experiences of educators, identity development, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. I employ narrative and qualitative methodologies to explore how race and education intersect, centering marginalized youth and communities. My work also examines the interplay between school-community partnerships, teacher agency, and disciplinary practices, contributing to a broader understanding of belonging, wellness, and justice in education.
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Alexandrea Henry
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2023
Other Tech - Graduate, GSE Dean's OfficeBioAlexandrea Henry, from Sacramento, CA, is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Education in the Race, Inequality, and Language in Education and Curriculum and Teacher Education programs. They earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and minor in education from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Alexandrea’s research draws upon Black studies, Abolitionist pedagogy, Critical Pedagogy, and studies of Carceral Logics in education to consider how young people are making sense of power through discipline. 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 project, Newberry Institute project, Juvenile Justice and Alternative Education project, has taught in San Bruno Jail, and is a Systems Navigator with the Santa Clara Public Defenders 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.
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Mridul Joshi
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2022
BioMy 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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Rita Kamani-Renedo
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Asst-Graduate, Humanities and Sciences InitiativesCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsMy primary research sits at the intersections of im/migration, education, racialization, and language. I am an interdisciplinary scholar who draws on sociology, linguistic and educational anthropology, ethnic studies, and critical theory to examine and understand the experiences of im/migrant and transnational youth within educational contexts. I am also interested in thinking about how teachers can support their students' languages, literacies, and civic identities in classrooms. I am a former teacher of multilingual, recently-arrived im/migrant youth.
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Samin Khan
Masters Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2023
BioSamin Khan is an AI product-builder for higher education with a former life as an AI researcher and founder. Holding a background in computer science and cognitive science from the University of Toronto, Samin leveraged computational linguistics to predict mental health trends. This research was the foundation of his start-up, Autumn, which leveraged a privacy-first AI model to assist remote teams in averting burnout during the pandemic. Autumn was acquired by Qualtrics in 2023. Samin was also a founding engineer of smartARM, a company recognized globally for creating the world’s first AI-driven robotic prosthetic arm. This project won Microsoft’s flagship technology competition, Imagine Cup, in 2018. Today, Samin leads AI product and research development at ACUE, bringing AI to support training over 26,000 higher education instructors and professors with effective teaching practise credentials.
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Hannah Kober
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2019
BioHannah Z. Kober is a fifth year PhD Candidate in Educational Linguistics with a Concentration in Jewish Studies at Stanford Graduate School of Education. She is interested in the sociology of heritage language learning, with specific attention on the impact of language ideologies and attitudes on Hebrew teaching and learning in North America. Her dissertation (in-progress) focuses on how Israeli-American parents make decisions about Hebrew language learning for and with their children. Hannah has several forthcoming pieces about issues in heritage language learning and/or Jewish Education, including a collaborative work with scholars across language contexts. She was most recently the Managing Director of the Jewish English Lexicon (an initiative of the Jewish Languages Project) and previously the Program Associate responsible for the research division of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Hannah is a Jim Joseph Fellow and a Wexner Graduate Fellow-Davidson Scholar.
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Emilio Luna
Master of Arts Student in Education, admitted Summer 2024
BioMy name is Emilio, and I am a Masters of Arts candidate in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. I began teaching as a way to spend my gap year before matriculating into medical school, but quickly became aware of the flaws of the education system that currently make equity in education unattainable. I quickly fell in love with the rewarding feeling of serving my community, who has historically been underserved as a result of the shortcomings of the public education system. Because of this, I developed a need to change careers and explore the education sector more in depth. I plan on teaching for a few years and down the line address the issues that raise barriers to education equity systemically from leadership roles such as principal or superintendent.
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Leslie Patricia Luqueño
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2020
Ph.D. Minor, Comparative Studies in Race and EthnicityCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsMy current research lies at the intersection of higher education, immigration, and family studies, with an emphasis on how the children of Latinx immigrants make sense of their higher education trajectories and aspirations. I am particularly interested in the role of families within college choice decision-making and employ both qualitative and data science methods to investigate how familial values and knowledge is employed throughout the college application process for Latinx students.
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Yue Ma
Social Science Research Scholar, Policy Institutes
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2024BioYue Ma is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Education Policy at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. His research focuses on evaluating the impacts of early childhood development interventions and school learning improvement programs. Prior to continuing his educational journey, Yue was a Research Scholar with the Rural Education Action Program. Yue received his Ph.D. in Economics from Shaanxi Normal University in 2017. He has extensive experience managing international research projects, including survey design, enumerator training, building local partnerships, and cultural adaptation of proven educational interventions.
