Meet our Teaching Consultants
Noah Katznelson (she/her)
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Education. Through my research, I explore how societal ideologies shape educational policies and practices. In particular, my work brings attention to the ways neoliberal framings erase the deep cultural, historical, and political roots of Latinx and other racialized groups that bilingual education was originally designed to serve. I have taught in a variety of contexts including as a lecturer at San Francisco State University and a GSI at UC Berkeley.
Sarah Manchanda
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Education (School Psychology). My research and clinical work is guided by a belief that meaningful inclusion begins with social and emotional wellbeing. My dissertation research focuses on examining the cyberbullying and bystander intervention experiences of students with learning disabilities. In my life prior to graduate school I worked as a Special Education teacher in Washington D.C. and a curriculum developer in an NGO-run school system in South India. I have experience coaching K-12 teachers and love the opportunity to partner with GSIs to promote accessibility and access in teaching, assessment, and the classroom environment (both physical and virtual).
Kristen Nelson
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology. Broadly, my research examines how deeply internalized racial and gender attitudes are shaped by social factors such as political party and one’s parents’ levels of education. My dissertation examines the social roots of implicit racial bias, an automatic type of racial attitude that perpetuates unconscious discrimination in countless social contexts. As a Teaching Consultant, I especially enjoy supporting GSIs in identifying how, concretely, they can minimize exclusion and encourage every student to actively engage in the learning process.