Meet Our Staff
Leadership and Steering Committee
David Blazar
Faculty Director
Leds teacher diversity research
dblazar@umd.edu
Jing Liu
Steering Committee,
College, Civic and Career Readiness
jling28@umd.edu
Sophia Rodriguez
Steering Committee,
School-Community Engagement
srodrig4@umd.edu
Faculty Affiliates
Michel Boudreaux
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management
Claudia Galindo
Associate Professor of Education Policy
Steven Klees
Professor of International Education Policy
Jennifer K. Rice
Senior Vice President and Provost
Marvin Titus
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Students and Fellows
Max Anthenelli, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Veronica Carlan, Ph.D student, mathematics and science education
Nandi Carson, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Wenjing Gao, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Francisco Lagos, postdoctoral fellow
Tracee Matthias, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Doug McNamara, Ph.D. student, teacher education and professional development
Elnaz Safarha, Ph.D. student, international education policy
Danett Song, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Antoinette Waller, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Jiehui Zhao, Ph.D. student, education policy and leadership
Xiaoxue Zhou, Ph.D. student, technology learning and leadership