PZ Doctoral Fellows

PZ Doctoral Fellows

The PZ Doctoral Fellows program, launched in September 2023, is a year-long funded opportunity for two to three advanced doctoral students who are committed to doing research that addresses issues of social justice and equity and involves historically marginalized or underserved communities.

Fellows engage in and contribute to PZ’s intellectual community while advancing their independent doctoral work. They participate in PZ community meetings and discussion groups, make connections to PZ researchers and projects, attend at least two conferences or workshops, and present their work to the PZ community. Fellows receive regular mentorship and feedback through biweekly cohort sessions held at PZ. This program, aimed at supporting talented emerging scholars while enriching the critical dimensions of PZ’s ongoing research and professional development agenda, is generously funded by the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, with additional support from the Firehouse Fund.

The application process for PZ Doctoral Fellows program is open to Harvard Graduate School of Education and other Harvard University doctoral students. Applications will open in early spring of 2026. Decisions will be announced by April 15, 2026. For questions, please contact Liz Dawes Duraisingh, Co-Director, Project Zero.
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Kailah Lee McGee Adefolalu

Kailah McGee Adefolalu is a 5th year Ph.D. student in the Cultures, Institutions, and Society program at Harvard Griffin GSAS and HGSE. She is primarily intereste...Read more
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Maya Alkateb-Chami

Maya Alkateb-Chami is a researcher and educator working at the intersection of educational linguistics, philosophy of education, and comparative education. Her re...Read more
Moises Contreras
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Moisés Contreras

Moisés G. Contreras is a PhD student in Education in the Culture, Institutions, and Society concentration at Harvard University. He is interested in the promise a...Read more
Ron Grady
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Ron Grady

Ron is a third-year doctoral student at HGSE whose work strives to center the lives and voices of young children through modalities including play, art, story/nar...Read more
Jen Ha
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Jen Ha

Jen Ha is a fourth-year PhD student in the Culture, Institutions, and Society concentration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research draws o...Read more
Woohee Kim
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Woohee Kim

Woohee Kim is a PhD student studying civic and pedagogical practices of youth who remember and reckon with injustices across borders. Woohee seeks to interro...Read more
Emily Meland
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Emily Meland

Emily Meland is a doctoral candidate in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching, where her research aims to bridge silos between social emotional learning (SEL)...Read more
Ivalisse Ramos
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Ivelisse Ramos

Ivelisse Ramos is G4 doctoral student at HGSE whose research examines the personal and professional lives of New York City Public School (NYCPS) teacher...Read more
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Nicolás Riveros Medelius

Nicolás Riveros Medelius Nicolás is a Ph.D. student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). He was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and as part of...Read more
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Kemeyawi Q. Wahpepa

Kemeyawi Q. Wahpepa (Kickapoo, Sac & Fox) is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Culture, Institutions, and Society concentration at the Harvard Graduate Sc...Read more