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  [### Grace Bida

 ](/people/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... 

 

 

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   [### Elizabeth Bonawitz

 ](/people/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... 

 

 

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   [### Phil Capin

 ](/people/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... 

 

 

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   [### Liao Cheng

 ](/people/liao-cheng) [liao\_cheng@gse.harvard.edu](mailto: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... 

 

 

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   [### Elizabeth City

 ](/people/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... 

 

 

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   [### Rees Collier

 ](/people/rees-collier) [rees\_collier@gse.harvard.edu](mailto: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... 

 

 

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   [### Kelly Ding

 ](/people/lauren-kwee)

 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... 

 

 

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   [### Janaysa Dorcin

 ](/people/janaysa-dorcin) <jadorcin@college.harvard.edu>

 Janaysa is a junior 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... 

 

 

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   [### Catherine Elgin

 ](/people/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... 

 

 

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   [### Nadine Gaab

 ](/people/nadine-gaab)Associate Professor of Education

 

 

 Nadine Gaab is an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on typical and atypical learning trajectories from infancy to adolescence with a special emphasis on language, reading and literacy... 

 

 

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   [### Jai Gillard 

 ](/people/samantha-maroshick)

 Jai Gillard is a senior in Lowell House, originally from New Orleans, LA, and raised in the communities of Greater Houston, Texas. With a passion for Psychology and a secondary focus on Educational Studies, Jai is deeply committed to bridging the gap... 

 

 

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   [### Paul Harris

 ](/people/paul-harris)Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education

 

 

 Paul Harris is interested in the early development of cognition, emotion, and imagination. His most recent book, Trusting What You're Told: How Children Learn from Others , was published by Harvard University Press in May 2012. This book discusses how far... 

 

 

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