I am a joint PhD student in History and Education Policy Studies at UW–Madison. Broadly, I am interested in the history of American education during the twentieth century. More specifically I am interested in structural inequality in education, the relationships between schools and their local communities, and the limitations of using education as a tool for social reform when schools and educators must operate within the very systems of power and inequality they may wish to challenge. Currently I am researching the history of an explicitly racially and religiously diverse elementary school founded in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, in 1950. My research focuses on the school’s educational vision, the parents and donors who supported the school during its early years, and the school’s relationship to Columbia University and the gentrification of Morningside Heights.
Education
M.A. History, University of New Mexico
B.A. Law, History and Culture, University of Southern California
Field of Study
- U.S./North American History
- Educational Policy Studies
Selected Awards
- Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Perry Prize, Western Association of Women Historians
- New Mexico Historical Review Editorial Fellowship, University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies
- Stephen and Kathryn Sample Renaissance Scholar Graduation Honors, University of Southern California
Courses Taught as TA
- History 1110: The United States to 1877 (University of New Mexico)
- History 1120: The United States since 1877 (University of New Mexico)
- History/Ed Policy 412: The History of American Education (UW–Madison)