Class Year
2011
Hometown
Pikesville/Baltimore
Other majors or minors
Hispanic Studies Minor Political Science Minor
What brought you to Urban Studies?
I was always passionate about education but also wanted to be well-rounded and study not just one specific field. Urban studies is so interdisciplinary that you can study history, education, politics, and urban development all at the same time.
Areas of interest
Education and Public Policy
Career/Career Ambitions
I want to do Teach for America when I graduate, get a degree in public policy/administration and become the next Wendy Kopp, Richard Barth, or Geoffrey Canada.
Fieldwork Placement
Operation Public Education, a non-profit education policy reform group
Memorable experiences as a major
Taking a class in a maximum security unit at PICC
Research Interests
Education reform, especially examining the success of charter schools; did research for Professor Eric Schneider on homicide cases in the 1940s in Philadelphia