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 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. 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 BA in Humanities from Yale University, where she was an Education Studies Scholar.