School of Humanities and Sciences
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Oluwakemisola Adeusi
Ph.D. Student in German Studies, admitted Autumn 2022
Ph.D. Minor, Political Science
Student Employee, Hoover InstitutionBioKemi’s research interests include transnational, Afro-German, and migrant literature. She intends to explore the works of authors in these categories and examine how they narrate experiences from various perspectives defying single-stranded representations and how they foster future possibilities.
Before joining Stanford German Department as a Ph.D student in 2022, she earned a B.A degree in German from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2019, and completed her M.A program in German from the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa in 2022. In 2021, she became a member of the Delta Phi Alpha Honours Society and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She received the DAAD Summer program scholarship in 2017 and 2022 and travelled to Aachen and Münster respectively.
She enjoys conversations about feminism, development of human rights, diversity and inclusion as well as cultural similarities and differences. She co-founded a language school in Nigeria in 2016 as a contribution to the development of multilingualism. -
Richard E Brown
Ph.D. Student in Political Science, admitted Autumn 2023
BioRick is a political science graduate student who is interested in public policy at the state and local level. He researches the politics of higher education and housing policy. Prior to Stanford, Rick worked for one year as a predoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard.
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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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Alexander Pumerantz
Ph.D. Student in Political Science, admitted Autumn 2023
BioAn accomplished U.S. Air Force Captain and PhD student at Stanford University, I bring over eight years of leadership and expertise in defense acquisitions, cybersecurity, and emerging technology. I have directed critical initiatives to fortify multi-billion-dollar programs and helped pioneer the development of the first operational electronic warfare wing. My academic and professional journeys intersect at the critical nexus of technology, security, and international relations. I am passionate about fostering international cooperation and building bridges between technology and policy to secure a safer global environment.
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Sandro Sharashenidze
Ph.D. Student in Political Science, admitted Autumn 2024
BioSandro is a graduate student in political science who is interested in the intersection between international security, macroeconomics, and formal theory. Before joining Stanford, Sandro worked as a trading analyst and managed an education-focused NGO in Tbilisi, Georgia. He has a bachelor's in economics and a master's in international relations from the University of Chicago.
