The following students are 2023 graduates of the UChicago Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences or the Master of Public Policy Program in the Harris School of Public Policy, who additionally completed a certificate program in Education and Society administered by the Committee on Education.

Nícolas Zatta Soares D’Azevedo

Thesis: Uncovering the Crucial Role of School Districts in Brazilian Education: An Empirical Analysis

Sarah Heffley

Thesis: Language Development in Brain-Injured Children: An Exploration of Speech Therapy and Parental Responsiveness in Early Childhood

Sarah is currently working at the Thirty Million Words Center at the University of Chicago

Brendon Krall

Thesis: Does the effect of a growth mindset intervention differ by English Language Learner status?

Brendon is currently a research project manager at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University 

Olivia Kusuma

Thesis: The Impacts of the Model Minority and Perpetual Foreigner Stereotypes on Southeast Asian American (SEAA) Student Educational Attainment

Jierui Li

Thesis: Harder Course, Higher Score? Exploring the Heterogeneous Effects of Eighth-grade Algebra Enrollment on Average Math Achievement

Joanna Mendoza

Thesis: Transmission of the Valuations of Human Lives Between Mother and Child

Katherine Shah

Thesis: Traversing the City: Examining the Impacts of Extended Commute on Student Wellbeing & High School Experience in Chicago

Mia Thacker

Thesis: Things Little Ears Might Not Want to Hear: Disgust Rhetoric and Conservative Sex Education Discourse

Yushu Zhang

Thesis: Are there educational and psychological benefits from parental school involvement for early adolescents? Evidence from the China Educational Panel Survey (CEPS)