Student Profiles

Laura is a full-time Ph.D. student in Sociology of Education. Learn more about her research interests in restorative justice and abolition education.

Bella is a 4th-year doctoral candidate in the SOED program studying interdisciplinary research bridges STEM equity, Black techno-cultural innovation, and the transformative power of makerspaces.

Shaunda is a first-year doctoral student in the SOED program at NYU Steinhardt. Her research interests are informed by critical and post-structural frameworks such as Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, queer theory, and Queer of Color Critique.

Mike (he/him/his) is currently a part time Doctoral Student beginning his 3rd year. Mike's current research interests are in LGBTQ+ Students in higher education, specifically within STEM.

Andy Chae's research focuses on the experiences of Asian American faculty, administrators, and students at U.S. institutions of higher education.

Fanny He is a doctoral candidate currently researching the experiences of college students who commute into a large city for their higher education.

Ben is a third-year doctoral student. His current research is exploring the opportunities and outcomes for students classified as English Learners through a quantitative intersectional framework.

Jason is a second year Ph.D student. His work revolves around using social justice based learning and Critical theory within the classroom to have students create meaning to their communities and worlds around them. 

Luis is a first-year doctoral student in the Sociology of Education program at NYU Steinhardt. A scholar and educator, his research examines the intersections of power, education, and social movements across the Americas.

Learn more about Faith's research interests in evaluating and updating the social, political, and educational realities of the K-12 experiences of Afro-Jamaican immigrant students.

Melissa is a third-year Ph.D. student and is interested in exploring the contemporary educational experiences of Latinx students attending schools in the suburbs undergoing rapid demographic change.

Stephany Ramirez is a second-year, part-time doctoral student with over 10 years of experience in Education Policy and Market Research, Enrollment Management, Admissions, Retention, and Grassroots Organizing.

Learn more about Edgar's research focus on exploring the various socio-cultural, institutional, bureaucratic and interpersonal factors that contribute to the marginalization of queer Latine students in higher education.

Marc Tohme research focuses on gender dynamics and norms in schools. In particularly, he studies how gender norms are perpetuated in schools and explores ways to challenge them using the same institutions.

Learn about current Sociology of Education Doctoral Student Candance Sumner-Robinson

Maria Williamson is a third-year part time student in the SOED Ph.D. program. Learn more about Maria's research interests and professional experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Imani Wilson's research examines the function, creation, and sustainability of Black community-based educational spaces that serve as sites of empowerment and resistance for Black youth.