Email: mdr2153@tc.columbia.edu
Daniela Romero-Amaya is the Dr. Bruce S. Goldberg Postdoctoral Fellow in the International and Comparative Education program. Her scholarly work is related to history and citizenship education in conflict-affected contexts, with emphasis on the interplay between education and transitional justice measures. Her research engages with youth perspectives and decisions concerning the legacies of armed conflict and their daily navigation of social life. Against the backdrop of protracted violence in Colombia, Daniela’s research gives attention to issues around memory, accountability, and civic trust. During the period of the fellowship, she will analyze the ways in which “the victim” enters the classroom and the role they play in shaping students’ understandings on the Colombian armed conflict and how young generations may partake in its transformation.
Email: pieter.vandenbroeck@uclouvain.be
Pieter Vanden Broeck's research draws on organization studies, the study of globalization, and the sociology of education. His previous work explored how EU policy catalyzes the establishment of a distinct space for global education that cannot be grasped as the mere repetition of national patterns on a "higher" scale. Building on this line of thought, his current research project sets out to examine how online learning platforms, too, reshape education as a global affair. By way of an extended case ethnography in New York, he sets out to analyze the strategies by which digital platforms seek to create a setting for education to occur, in or beyond the classroom.
Email: rv2451@tc.columbia.edu
Raksha Vasudevan works at the intersection of youth geography, spatial justice, and sustainability. She examines how young people stake claim to city spaces in the Americas, despite planning and education systems that hinder their opportunity to thrive. In her ongoing ethnographic work in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Raksha explores how the island’s history of colonialism shapes the everyday lived experiences of young people who live in river communities, or informal settlements, particularly as the government begins to prioritize climate change planning. In New York City, Raksha is beginning to examine how youth and their parents understand, frame, and negotiate climate uncertainties in the midst of other everyday challenges.