The following students are 2025 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.

Odunayo Akinade

Thesis: Liberation Deferred: How do Schools Impact Identity Creation in Students?

Imanol Alberro

Thesis: Narrative Structure and the Effectiveness of the Narrative to Persuade the Audience

Reilly Amera

Thesis: YouTube Kids: The Effect of YouTube on Children’s Racial Beliefs

Karen Becerra Gonzalez

Thesis: Listening to Historically Underrepresented Graduate Students: Examining How the Structure of a Higher Education Support Program Impacts Experiences, Outcomes, and Identity

Jenn Brown Griffin

Thesis: The Double Bind of Black Adolescents in Chicago Public Schools 1970s-1990s

Noel Carver

Thesis: The Autonomy Rights of Minors in Public Schools

Felix Chen

Thesis: Education in the Home Language: What it May Bring for Linguistically Minoritized Students

Declan Gunn

Thesis: Children’s Learning of Norms Related to Self-Harm and Self-Control

Minji Hong

Thesis: Whitewashed Cosmopolitanism: Making of Cosmopolitan Identity in International Schools in Asia

Alice Huang

Thesis: Privileged, Disadvantaged, or Both?: Comparing the Experiences of First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Chinese International Students at Elite US Colleges

Evangeline Kuang

Thesis: Parent-Child Fraction Talk in Home Numeracy Environment:The Role of Parental Perceptions in Predicting Parental Scaffolding Practices

Evy Lanai

Thesis: The Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment and Student Achievement: Promise, Challenges, and Outcomes

Watson Lubin

Thesis:  Teaching Beyond the Screen: How Do Teachers Combat Online Misogyny Amongst Adolescent Boys?

Leticia Mercado

Thesis: “They Forgot About Us”: The Experiences of Dual Language Teachers in Southern California

Alexandra Moreno-Romero

Thesis: The Paradox of Privilege for First-Generation Latinx Students at Elite Universities

Bethany Ou

Thesis: Investigating the Association Between Social Network Size and Temperamental Fear in Infants and Toddlers

Anapaula Silva Mandujano

Thesis: Recovery of Early Literacy and Non-cognitive Skills Post-COVID-19: The Role of Teacher Insights in Shaping Educational Policy and Practices

Justin Taylor

Thesis: Civics Education in the United States: A Legacy of Failure and Hope for the Future

Elaine Zhang

Thesis: Why Do Some Students Choose to Not Consider or Decline Merit-based Scholarships at Elite Universities?

Zihui Zhang

Thesis: Stronger Anticipation, More Attention? The Predictive Role of Early Mu Desynchronization in Infants’ Later Attention to Actions