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Principal Investigators

Patricia Bromley

Patricia Bromley

Patricia Bromley is an Associate Professor in Stanford’s Graduate School of Education (GSE), the Doerr School of Sustainability, and (by courtesy) Sociology. She is also Co-Director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and Director of the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research at Stanford.

Patricia’s research teams, in the Global Civil Society and Sustainable Development Lab, currently conduct research related to education reform, civic education, and civil society organizations. She teaches courses related to the sociology of education, nonprofit organizations, and global education policy.

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Rie Kijima

Rie Kijima

Rie Kijima is an Assistant Professor and Director of Initiative for Education Policy and Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto.

Rie Kijima’s research addresses topics such as international assessments, education reforms, gender and STEAM learning. She was previously a Lecturer and Interim Director of the International Comparative Education / International Education Policy Analysis programs at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, and her B.A. from International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.

She has worked at aid agencies such as the World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency. At the World Bank, she was an education consultant specializing in monitoring and evaluation. She helped advance equity-focused education projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Vietnam, and Laos.

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Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers

Minju Choi

Minju Choi

Postdoctoral Researcher, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)

Jared Furuta

Jared Furuta

Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University

Lisa Overbey

Lisa Overbey

Researcher, Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Heitor Santos

Heitor Santos

PhD Candidate in International and Comparative Education, Stanford University  

Jieun Song

Jieun Song

PhD Candidate in International and Comparative Education, Stanford University

Tom Nachtigal

PhD Candidate in International and Comparative Education, Stanford University

Marcia Yang

PhD Student in International and Comparative Education, Stanford University

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Masters Students

Julie Prah

Julie Prah

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Jigme Garwang

MGA

Undergraduate Researchers

Jackman Scholars in Residence Researchers (2024)

Alazne Qaisar, Elizabeth Li, Esther Yoon, Julia Kowlozski, Liam Chun, Nathan Feltmate, Nour Mourad

Jackman Scholars in Residence Researchers (2023)

Alizeh Sohail, Andrei Colarci, Ashley Jeon, Emma Caramazza, Ga Vin Park

Jackman Scholars in Residence Researchers (2022)

Hannah Wu, Ketaki Sarin, Mia Miric, Mohamed Dasu, Naomi Trick

Jackman Scholars in Residence Researchers (2021)

Allison Zhao, Anya Haldemann, Brian Wu, Christina Hugh-Harris, Elisa Pugliese, Fabiola Cruz Li, James Thistle, Nicole Shi

Jackman Scholars in Residence Researchers (2020)

Areli Freeman, Ayesha Shakeel, Hannah Ahamedi, Isabel Davis, Kyle Chen, Massoma Kisob, Sofia Suarez


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