2021-22 Executive Board

Title

Editor-in-Chief

TC Program & Specialization

Ph.D., Comparative and International Education

Previous degrees & institutions

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Bachelor of International Relations   

Universidade do Estado do Rio De Janeiro (UERJ) - Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations

IBMEC-SP - Lato-sensu Post-graduation in Educational Management

Research and Scholarly Interests

Decolonial theories, epistemologies from the South, post-development, feminist perspectives in International and Comparative Education, women's and girls' education, critical pedagogy, race and inequality in Brazilian schools, and topics related to Brazilian and South American educational policies. 

Fun fact

She is an enthusiastic supporter of Flamengo, the best football team in the world.

Title

Managing Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

PhD., Comparative and International Education & Sociology

Previous degrees & institutions

M.A., International Educational Development, Teachers College Columbia University, 

BSIBL., University of Tulsa, 2014

B.A., University of Tulsa, 2014

Research and Scholarly Interests

China education reform, Teacher training and development, Policy analysis and politics of education reform, Educational equity

Title

Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

Ph.D., Comparative and International Education

Previous degrees & institutions

M.A, Higher and Post-secondary Education, Columbia University (2018)

B.A., Australian National University (2011)

Research and Scholarly Interests

Access to higher education, Philanthropy and education, Public opinion, Inequality and Merit

Fun fact

I like to play tennis when I find a chance

Title

Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

Ph.D Mathematics, Science, and Technology 

Yvonne Thevenot is an educator-activist who believes that all students are capable of learning and that education can be used as a form of resistance against socio-economic marginalization. She is the founder and Executive Director of STEM Kids NYC, a 6-year-old education nonprofit organization that teaches PreK-12 grade students in New York City schools how to code, engineering, engage in science and robotics, and generate a STEM identity for themselves.

Yvonne has over 17 years of professional experience in Computer Science, as a Computer Programmer for Fortune 500 companies, as well as in K-12 education, where she has taught on the elementary and middle school levels, as well as alternative school/High School Equivalency levels. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems, a Master of Education degree from the University of Southern California, an Ed.M. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, and is currently a Ph.D. Student in the Mathematics, Science, and Technology program at Teachers College.

Yvonne is not only a Senior Editor for Current Issues in Comparative Education, but is also the Managing Editor for Voices In Urban Education, housed at NYU. Her research interests are centered on culturally responsive, socially just STEM teaching and learning and examining how technoscience pedagogical practices create liberatory learning spaces. She is a research assistant for Teachers College’s National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching, as well as a Professional Development Associate for Teachers College’s Center for Technology and School Change. 

She is a rugby mom to her 18-year-old son, Blaise (named after the mathematician), who is a 1st-year Mechanical Engineering major at a 4-year university in Ohio, and enjoys fitness boot camp and HIIT classes. She currently resides in North Bergen, New Jersey.  

Title

Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

Ph.D., Education Policy

Previous degrees & institutions

Ed.M. International Education Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

M.A, International Affairs, Sciences-Po Paris, France

B.A., International Relations, PUC-SP, São Paulo, Brazil 

Research and Scholarly Interests

Brazilian education policies, K-12 policy implementation, teachers' professional development, standards-based reforms, technology in education, the role of philanthropies and international organizations in designing and implementing education policies.

Fun fact

I moved a lot! I've lived in +20 houses in my life.

Title

Digital Engagement Manager & Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

Ph.D., English Education

Previous degrees & institutions

Ed.M., English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

B.A., Curriculum and Teaching, English Education, CUNY Hunter College

Research and Scholarly Interests

Domestic and international literacy curriculum design, development, and its policies, technologies and literacies, plus culturally relevant literature.

Fun fact

I taught secondary English for ten years in traditional and community-based educational settings, primarily in New York City / Harlem, the Commonwealth Caribbean region, and Ethiopia.

Title

Digital Engagement Manager & Senior Editor

TC Program & Specialization

M.A., International Educational Development, Languages, Literacies & Cultures (LLC)

Previous degrees & institutions

Master Public Administration, Clark University (2014)

B.A., double major in Psychology & Asian Studies, Clark University (2013)

Research and Scholarly Interests

Language-in-Education Planning & Policy, Decolonization Studies, Raciolinguistics, Human Rights Education

Fun fact

Once competed in a Mandarin Chinese singing competition.

Title

Editor

TC Program & Specialization

M.A. Candidate, International Educational Development 

Previous degrees & institutions

B.A., Journalism, Universidad Eafit in Medellin, Colombia 

Research and Scholarly Interests

Education in conflict and post-conflict settings, peace education, teachers' wellbeing, Colombia

Fun fact

She sometimes works as a voiceover artist (among others, she did a baby's voice for a diapers commercial) 

Title

Editor

TC Program & Specialization

M.A., International Educational Development, International Humanitarian Issues

Title 

Editor 

TC Program & Specialization 

M.A., International Educational Development, International Policy & Planning (IPP)

Previous degrees & Institutions

B.A., Strategic Communication, Washington State University

A.A., Journalism, Everett Community College 

Research and Scholarly Interests

Equity in Education, Education Policy, School Reform, Diversity and Identity, Gender and Education 

Fun Fact 

Despite growing up in a patriarchal society, I have inherited my mother's surname instead of my father's. 

Jade Sheinwald is a first-year M.A. student in the International Education Development Program. Her research interests include languages of instruction in primary and secondary schools in postcolonial contexts, with a specific focus on the recognized establishment of nondominant languages in education. Previous to beginning her studies at Teachers College, Jade worked as an early childhood educator in an international bilingual French school for four years and contributed to the Borgen Project as a writer and editor. Passionate about languages, Jade speaks fluent English and French, conversational Spanish, and is currently learning Haitian Creole as a beginner. In her spare time, she enjoys composing music, spending time with her bunny rabbit, and utilizing New York City as a personal playground. 

Title 

Title

Copy Editor

TC Program & Specialization

M.A., International Education Development

Previous degrees & institutions

B.A. English, Bryn Mawr College

Research and Scholarly Interests

Higher education, education policy and economy, Asia (east, central)

Fun fact

I have eaten at almost every Ethiopian restaurant in Manhattan.

Title 

Copy Editor

TC Program & Specialization

M.A., International Educational Development, Peace and Human Rights Education

Previous degrees & institutions

B.A., International Relations, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2017)

Research and Scholarly Interests

Human Rights Education, Democratic Education, Education for the prevention of genocide, Social Justice 

Fun fact 

Love to watch Gossip Girls TV series (original version)