Graduate Students

Luis Gonzalez-Quizhpe

Luis HeadshotLuis Gonzalez-Quizhpe is currently an Ed.M. candidate in the Human Development and Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Fellow at the Immigration Initiative at Harvard. His research interests lie on supporting ethnic-racial identity development of immigrant-origin Latine and Indigenous Latine youth, and understanding these processes within both urban and rural contexts as they navigate within host education systems and societies.... Read more about Luis Gonzalez-Quizhpe

Melina Melgoza

Headshot - Melina MelgozaMelina Melgoza (she/her/ella) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and is a current PhD student and teaching fellow for multiple courses at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to starting the doctoral program, she received her B.A. in History and Chicana/o Studies, and her M.Ed. and teaching credential from UCLA, specializing in Social Studies and Ethnic Studies.... Read more about Melina Melgoza

Jamie Johannsen

Jamie Johannsen Jamie Johannsen is currently an Ed.M. candidate in the Learning & Teaching program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She is interested in how teachers talk to students about race, ethnicity, and class inequality, and how...

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Mamfatou Baldeh

Headshot Mamfatou BaldehMamfatou Baldeh is a doctoral student in the Human Development, Learning, and Teaching concentration at Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Her interests include intersectional identity development (e.g., gender, religion, socioeconomic status) within Black communities and the connections between Black identity development and individual and community thriving.... Read more about Mamfatou Baldeh

Shandra M. Jones

Shandra Jones Shandra Jones is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Human Development Learning and Teaching concentration at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to beginning the doctoral program, Shandra served as director of student services, admissions and diversity and inclusion in higher education and was a member of the Board of Trustees of The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, a non-profit dedicated to diversifying management leadership by recruiting diverse talent to graduate management education. ... Read more about Shandra M. Jones

Megan Satterthwaite-Freiman

Headshot - Megan Satterthwaite-FreimanMegan Satterthwaite Freiman is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Human Development Learning and Teaching Concentration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research interest include processes and factors that contribute to ethnic-racial identity development (e.g., ethnic-racial socialization, curriculum, culturally sustaining pedagogy, etc.)... Read more about Megan Satterthwaite-Freiman

Ariel Tan

Headshot Guicheng "Ariel" TanGuicheng “Ariel” Tan is a Ph.D. student and presidential scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a researcher, Ariel is interested in the role of cultural integration in people’s social and cognitive development. Her previous work includes biculturalism in Chinese student adjustments, mental health challenges for international students, and professional support for international educators.... Read more about Ariel Tan

Ashley Ison

Ashley IsonAshley Ison is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Human Development Learning and Teaching concentration at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to beginning the doctoral program, Ashley was a research specialist with the Council of the Great City Schools, a non-profit dedicated to supporting large urban school districts.... Read more about Ashley Ison