Bio

Michael O'Key is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Education, concentrating in Race, Inequality, and Language (RILE) and Social Sciences, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Policy Studies (SHIPS), as well as second-year law student and Public Interest Law Fellow at University of California Los Angeles School of Law. His research examines the nexus between school access and student assignment policies, school segregation, and juvenile delinquency.

Honors & Awards

  • 20 Under 40, Class of 2025, Auburn University Alumni Association, Young Alumni Council (May 2025)
  • Public Interest Law Fellow, UCLA School of Law (August 2024 - May 2027)
  • Fellow, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy (April 2022)
  • Emerging Leader, Coalition for Juvenile Justice Reform (January 2022 - December 2024)
  • Technology & Racial Equity Fellow, Stanford University, Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (June 2022 - May 2023)
  • Outstanding Student Project Award, American Planning Association (May 2021)
  • Karr Family Graduate Fellow, Stanford University, Center for Educational Policy Analysis (September 2023)

Contact

  • Academic
    mdo0013@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Graduate School of Education Position: Graduate

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 3084
  • Other Names:
    Michael O'Key