Jen Ha
A PZ Doctoral Fellow since 2025, Jen is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Culture, Institutions, and Society concentration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
PZ Work
Jen's research draws on qualitative methods to examine how high-school and undergraduate students produce personal narratives for school applications, scholarships, and pre-professional opportunities. She is broadly interested in the political and ethical implications of writing about oneself for institutional audiences across contexts and over time.
Beyond PZ
Prior to doctoral studies, Jen served as the coordinator of Public Humanities at Bard Graduate Center and worked in several roles supporting community-based organizations in New Haven and New York City. Jen holds a B.A. in Humanities from Yale University, where she was an Education Studies Scholar.
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