University of Wisconsin–Madison
Biography Ananya Ganesh recently earned her PhD from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Ganesh’s research focuses on building language technology to support classroom learning, with the aim of supporting all stakeholders in the learning process including teachers, students, and qualitative researchers. Her dissertation work investigates how the structure and content of classroom dialog can be understood …
Biography In 2023, I completed my PhD in Social and Developmental Psychology from University Paris Nanterre, France. Currently, I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, working with Professor Markus Brauer. My research focuses on social cognition and intergroup attitudes in children and adults. Specifically, I explore how …
Biography Erin is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and a predoctoral fellow in the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received a BS in Visual Art Education from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2014 and an MS in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of …
Biography Lauren Giurini is a 4th year PhD student in Epidemiology, whose interests are broadly health disparities, the social determinants of health, and access to preventative health care. Currently, Lauren is investigating the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and colorectal cancer screening, specifically thinking about accessibility and preventive effects of the various screening modalities. She …
Biography Carla Z. Glave is a Ph.D. student in Educational Policy Studies in the Comparative and International Education concentration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a M.S.Ed in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. She has previously worked implementing, monitoring, and …
Biography Padideh is a third-year PhD student in the clinical psychology program. Her interests center on understanding the emotional outcomes of sexual victimization (e.g., shame), their role in the development of psychopathology (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder), and how trauma-informed interventions can be strengthened and reconceptualized for survivors with marginalized identities. Research areas: Sexual violence, Interpersonal trauma, …
Biography I am a third-year Ph.D. student in Information Science. My research interests center on user experiences, motivations, and behaviors while interacting with information technologies in organizational contexts. My work involves investigating underlying causes that influence user behaviors. Thus, my work explores the unique needs, motivations, and experiences of diverse user groups who engage in …
Biography Nasitta Keita, MA, is a 2nd-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She earned her BA in Psychology and Education at UW–Madison and her MA in Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri. Framed by Black Feminism and Liberation Psychology, her research interests explore (1) mechanisms of healing amongst Black …
Biography I am a second year PhD student in the School of Social Work focused on health care access and policy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Prior to the doctoral program, I worked at a national disability organization providing technical support and assistance to university research centers focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities. …
Biography Ben is a Ph.D. student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and an Institute for the Education Sciences predoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He previously earned a B.Mus. in choral music education from the University of Arizona (2013) and an M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from Northern Arizona University (2021). Prior to moving …