Biography Estela Lopez is a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Policy Studies program, concentrating in Comparative International Education and Global Studies. Her research interests focus on the intersection of race, gender, and class inequalities in STEM education and the workforce in the United States and Brazil. Her research examines educational policies and the experiences of …
Biography Zaira Magaña is a PhD student in Educational Policy Studies, with a concentration in Comparative and International Education, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She earned her BA in Pedagogy and her MSc in Public Policy from the University of Bristol. Beyond academia, Zaira has participated in educational and human rights projects with schools and …
Biography Stella Makhuva is a master’s student in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, specializing in Comparative and International Education. She brings over a decade of experience as an education and community development researcher, working with both local and international organizations in Malawi, Africa. Her research focuses on the intersections of educational quality and inclusion, …
Biography I am currently pursuing a Master in Educational Policy Studies with a specialization in Comparative and International Education, as well as a Master in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts and a postgraduate degree in Public Policy and Government from …
Biography Sultan Mohammed Zakaria Mazumder is a doctoral student in the department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) with a concentration in comparative international education and global studies. Zakaria’s research interest lies in the intersection of education, democracy, and human rights. Prior to joining the UW-Madison, Zakaria worked both in academia and industry. His past academic …
Biography I am a joint Ph.D. student in Educational Policy Studies and History. I am broadly interested in gender, women, and sexuality in the late twentieth century United States (around 1960s-1990s). My current research centers the history of girlhood, focusing on girls’ culture and activism in American high schools. I earned my M.A. in history …
Biography Alexandra Pasqualone is a PhD student in Educational Policy Studies concentrating in history. Her research interests center around the implications of schools on Arab-American identity formation during the mid-twentieth century. She is also broadly interested in the historical role of youths as major activists who spurred changes within their communities. As part of her …
Biography Thao is a Ph.D. student in Educational Policy Studies with a concentration in Comparative and International Education. Before coming to UW-Madison, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Manchester, UK, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Indiana University – Bloomington. Her research focuses on how cultural and institutional …
Biography A native of Malawi, Isaac Phiri, is a PhD student in Educational Policy Studies at the UW-Madison. His research focuses on understanding how mission-driven organizations like NGOs and governments in Malawi and the Sub-Saharan Africa implement educational reforms and innovations, especially in marginalized communities. Drawing from the anthropology of policy, implementation research, and comparative …
Biography Giácomo Rabaiolli Ramos is a PhD student in Educational Policy Studies with a concentration in Comparative International Education and Global Studies. He is interested in how different social actors within and outside of the State—such as religious institutions, families, and non-governmental organizations—conceptualize and implement education for citizenship, and what the consequences of citizenship education …