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  • Naama Sadan

    Naama Sadan

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Education

    BioNaama Sadan is a postdoc at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and an affiliate of the Ardoin Socioecology Lab. She is a former high-school teacher and current researcher working on fostering cultural shifts toward sustainability in institutions. Originally from Jerusalem, Israel, she completed her Ph.D. at the Hebrew University, conducting fieldwork in California as a visiting student researcher at UC Berkeley. Her dissertation focused on integrating eco-literacy into California school districts. At Stanford, her research explores the role of rituals in promoting environmental education and sustainable behaviors in both religious and non-religious contexts. Naama also consults for the California Eco-Literacy Initiative (CALEI) and serves as co-chair of the Applied Collaboratory for Religion and Ecology (ACRE), a Stanford-based initiative. In addition to writing, she finds joy in other creative outlets as a permaculture designer, translator and teacher of mystical texts, and floral artist. Naama is always eager to connect with others passionate about cultural work that reconnects individuals and institutions with the earth.

  • Taianá Silva Pinheiro

    Taianá Silva Pinheiro

    Graduate Visiting Researcher Student, Education

    BioTaianá Silva Pinheiro holds a degree in Mathematics and a Master’s in Mathematics Education. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Mathematics and Technological Education at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, and a faculty member at the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB). Her research interests include curriculum, Financial Education, and mathematics teacher education.

  • Xingyao (Doria) Xiao

    Xingyao (Doria) Xiao

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Education

    BioDr. Xingyao (Doria) Xiao is a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, working on the LEVANTE project—an international effort to better understand how children learn and develop across different cultures and contexts. Her research focuses on using advanced statistical methods, like Bayesian modeling and psychometrics, to study learning over time and improve how we measure it fairly.

    At Stanford, Dr. Xiao collaborates with Professors Ben Domingue and Nilam Ram to help design research tools that work across languages, cultures, and educational systems, supporting more inclusive and accurate educational research worldwide.