School of Humanities and Sciences
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Jie Shen 沈劼
Ph.D. Student in East Asian Languages and Cultures, admitted Autumn 2021
BioJie Shen 沈劼 is a Ph.D. student in Chinese Archaeology, in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. She mainly focuses on the crafting technology of bone artifacts in ancient China. Using the use-wear analysis, residue analysis, and experimental archaeology, Jie explores the variation and development of bone crafting techniques, and how the crafting industry was involved in social progress such as the formation of the early state. Also, she is interested in the religious and political meaning of animal-related artifacts, which are significant for understanding the human-animal relationship.
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Ben Sherwin
Ph.D. Student in Physics, admitted Autumn 2024
Graduate - Reader/Grader, Physics
Other Tech - Graduate, SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryBioI am a Physics PhD student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Stanford, advised by Josh Frieman. I am interested in theoretical and observational cosmology, specifically in cross-correlations between the Cosmic Microwave Background and tracers of large-scale structure.
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Aatika Singh
Ph.D. Student in Art History, admitted Autumn 2023
Ph.D. Minor, Comparative Studies in Race and EthnicityCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsCaste Studies, Art History & Cultural Studies, Race Studies and Modernism
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Tamara Nicole Sobomehin
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2021
Ph.D. Minor, Comparative Studies in Race and EthnicityBioTamara Nicole Sobomehin is a PhD student at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, specializing in Learning Sciences and Technology Design and Curriculum Studies & Teacher Education (Science, Engineering, and Technology), with a PhD minor in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. Alongside her four amazing children and her husband, Olatunde, she centers the principles of Love and Ujima to embody the commitment to collective work and responsibility required to advance social sustainability and restorative community and school design. Her research examines joyful learning, positive design, equity in Ed|TECH|Edu, and community-rooted learning initiatives to generate scholarship and technologies that advance a praxis of care, connectedness, and creativity.
Tamara is passionate about empowering children by designing meaningful experiences that foster agentic engagement and creative confidence in their learning. She is president of the Ravenswood City School District Board of Trustees, serving her second term as an elected school board member (2018-2022; 2022-2026), and is a co-founder and the Chief Education Officer at StreetCode Academy, an award-winning tech education organization with a mission to empower communities of color with the mindsets, skills, and access to participate in the innovation ecosystem. At StreetCode Academy, Tamara creates and supervises all learning initiatives, helping community members develop creative confidence and technical skills in coding, entrepreneurship, and design.
Tamara holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Sociology from Stanford University, and an MEd in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington.
