Stanford University
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Prashant Loyalka
Associate Professor of Education and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPrashant's research focuses on examining/addressing inequalities in the education of youth and on understanding/improving the quality of education received by youth in a number of countries including China, India, Russia, and the United States. In the course of addressing educational inequalities, Prashant examines the consequences of tracking, financial and informational constraints, as well as social and psychological factors in highly competitive education systems. His work on understanding educational quality is built around research that assesses and compares student learning in higher education, high school and compulsory schooling. He furthermore conducts large-scale evaluations of educational programs and policies that seek to improve student outcomes.
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Leslie Patricia Luqueño
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2020
Ph.D. Minor, Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Research Assistant for CTL grant, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesCurrent 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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Ludmille Lyvert
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2025
BioLudmille Lyvert is an incoming PhD student in Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Originally from Haiti, she earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Université Quisqueya and completed a master’s degree in Women’s Studies at the University of Alabama in 2025 as a Fulbright Scholar.
With over five years of experience in education and non-profit work, Ludmille is committed to advancing equitable access to education and empowering communities through civic and human rights education. Her research focuses on the intersection of policy studies, program development, and civic and human rights education as a means to inspire social change, particularly in her home country, Haiti.
