People

Taylor Battershaw

tbattershaw@college.harvard.edu

I am a senior at Harvard College studying Linguistics with a secondary in Educational Studies. This past summer I interned at an educational lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Some of my outside interests include: spending time with family...

Grace Bida

gracebida@college.harvard.edu

Grace Bida is on a mission to address inconsistently resourced education and learning systems by developing tools and spaces to democratize access to academic opportunity for underserved populations. She is eager to use empathy to architect more...

Liv Birnstad

livbirnstad@college.harvard.edu

Liv Birnstad is a Senior concentrating in History & Literature on the American Studies track from Washington, DC. She plans pursuing teaching after college and is writing her thesis at the intersection of History & Literature and Educational Studies. She...

Elizabeth Bonawitz

David J. Vitale Associate Professor of Learning Sciences

Elizabeth Bonawitz is the David J. Vitale associate professor of Learning Sciences at Harvard University. Her work focuses on the basic science theories of learning with the broader goal of informing educational practice. Her research bridges two research...

Phil Capin

Assistant Professor of Education

Phil Capin is an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research focuses on understanding individual differences in reading development and on designing and evaluating effective instructional practices, particularly for...

Liao Cheng

liao_cheng@gse.harvard.edu

Assistant Director

Lecturer on Education

Liao Cheng is a lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also the Assistant Director of the Secondary Field in Educational Studies (Ed Secondary) program at Harvard College. She teaches and advises both graduate and...

Elizabeth City

Senior Lecturer on Education

Liz City is senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. City has served as a teacher, instructional coach, principal, and consultant, in each role focused on helping all children, and the educators who work with them, realize...

Rees Collier

rees_collier@gse.harvard.edu

Program Coordinator

Rees Collier is the Program Coordinator for the Secondary Field in Educational Studies at Harvard University. His current focus is expanding the department's visibility, reach, and extracurricular offerings. He previously worked as a Faculty Assistant for...

Kelly Ding

Kelly is a senior in Currier House studying computer science with a secondary in educational studies, originally from a small town called Deep River, Ontario, Canada. She is passionate about teaching computer science and making STEM education more...

Janaysa Dorcin

jadorcin@college.harvard.edu

Janaysa is a senior in Leverett House studying Government with a secondary in Educational Studies. She is passionate about college access and matriculation, and she is particularly interested in understanding the relationship between policy and...

Justin Dunning

jdunning@college.harvard.edu

I am a junior at the college with a concentration in Government and a secondary in Educational Studies. I am from Lyon County, Kentucky, a super small rural town and grew up on a cow farm! I love education policy and have worked on the state level on...

Catherine Elgin

Professor of Education

Catherine Elgin is a philosopher whose areas of study include the theory of knowledge, philosophy of art, and philosophy of science. Recent work considers the question of what makes something cognitively valuable. Elgin has argued that the pursuit of...