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Yuhan Deng

M.A. 2025

Jie-Yun Shyy

M.A. 2025

ChiHieu Nguyen

M.A. 2025

Chris Huang

M.A. 2025

Kevin Klein-Cardeña

M.A. 2025

Yeji Lee

M.A. 2025

Sebastian Del Principe

M.A. 2025

Jessica Lin

M.A. 2025

Aine Yang

M.A. 2025

Sofia Helmle

M.A. 2025

Joseph Hagan

M.A. 2025

Cathy Bi

M.A. 2024

Yining Fan

M.A. 2024

Yasmina Ibrahim

M.A. 2024

Siri Ranganath

M.A. 2024

Masha Shabani

M.A. 2024

Kayla Tanenbaum

M.A. 2024

Heidi Vernejoul

M.A. 2024

Shapel LaBorde

M.A. 2023

Jessica Lipaz

M.A. 2023

Nathan Morales

M.A. 2023

Robert Popik

M.A. 2023

Chris Wortman

M.A. 2023

Curry Yang

M.A. 2023

Alexa Aston

M.A. 2023

Lauren Davis

Ed.M. 2022

Sarah Young

M.A. 2022

Robert Salandra

Robert Salandra

M.A. 2022

Clayton Rains

M.A. 2022

Shukang Liu

M.A. 2022

Xinyu Tina Liu

M.A. 2022

Venezia Hyland

M.A. 2022

Krystal Diaz

M.A. 2022

Pedro Moreno-Vasquez

M.A. 2021

Jingyi Ma

M.A. 2021

Jason Quino McCreery

Ed.M. 2021

Staysi Rosario

M.A. 2021

Justin Jones

M.A. 2021

John L. Samuels Jr.

M.A. 2021

Adrian Marcano

M.A. 2021

Max Jacobs

M.A. 2021

Claire Becerra

M.A. 2020

D.D Meakin

M.A. 2020

John Sailer

M.A. 2020

Stella Wasenitz

M.A. 2020

Saiki Lucy Cheah

Saiki Lucy Cheah

M.A. 2019

Abram de Bruyn

M.A. 2018

Hannah Erickson

Hannah Erickson

M.A. 2018

Renae Lesser

M.A. 2018

Stephen Haeckel

Stephen Haeckel

M.A. 2017

Samuel Maier

M.A. 2017

Jazvindar Dhesi

Jazvindar Dhesi

M.A. 2017

Dustin Webster

M.A. 2017

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Alexandros Nikolaidis

M.A. 2017

Alaina Hammond

M.A. 2017

Aaron Baldwin

M.A. 2017

Tina Marchiano-Rauscher

M.A. 2016

Kallan Wood

M.A. 2016

Joseph Marinelli (2016)

Joe Marinelli

M.A. 2016

Vanessa Miller

M.A. 2015

Rachael Escobedo

Rachael Escobedo

M.A. 2015

Paula Davis

M.A. 2015

Lie Andi Rasak

M.A. 2015

Jianghua Chen

M.A. 2015

Jessica Lussier

Jessica Lussier

M.A. 2015

Hsuan-Ju Chen

M.A. 2015

Alison Badgett

M.A. 2015

Matthew Rowe

Ed.M. 2014

Marc Martorana

M.A. 2014

Julian Zapata-Beltran

Julian Zapata-Beltran

M.A. 2014

Isabel Vera Zambrano

Isabel Vera Zambrano

M.A. 2014

Chelsea Adams

M.A. 2013

Robert Bell

M.A. 2012

Nicole Imhof

M.A. 2012

Nicholas Gills

M.A. 2012

Degna Levister

M.A. 2012

Christine Ng

M.A. 2012

SusanMary Morris

SusanMary Morris

M.A. 2010

Jin Kim

Ed. M 2009

Jamie Knowles

M.A. 2009

Bradley Warfield

Bradley Warfield

M.A. 2009

Natasha Dragoi

M.A. 2008

Maximilian Beach

Maximilian Beach

M.A. 2008

John Dinger

M.A. 2008

Eun Yong Kim

Ed.M. 2007

Frank D. Manfre

Frank D. Manfre

M.A. 2006

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Yuhan DengM.A. 2025

Yuhan Deng was born in Nanchang, China. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University in 2022, with majors in Psychology and Philosophy and a minor in Visual Arts. She then spent a year serving underprivileged high school students in rural China. This experience furthered her determination to explore how philosophy, a subject stereotypically marked as impractical and overlooked in low SES communities, could contribute to the removal of barriers to accessing quality education resources. Besides that, Yuhan’s interests include metaphysics and epistemology of modern concepts like gender.

Jie-Yun ShyyM.A. 2025

Jie-Yun Shyy (any pronouns) grew up in Texas and Taiwan and recently graduated from the University of Washington, majoring in Sociology and Early Childhood Education. While they have mostly worked in daycares and preschools, their interest in the sociological factors within early education systems that drive social stratification, ableism, and other systems of oppression grew. Towards the end of their undergraduate studies, they became more and more fascinated by the philosophical foundations of education and childhood development, believing that learning is an integral part of living. Outside of school, Yun enjoys reading classic/literary fiction, watching cartoons, and going on walks.

ChiHieu NguyenM.A. 2025

Hieu earned his Bachelor from London School of Economics (UK) in 2007, his Ph.D. from Stanford University (USA) in 2012, and an MBA from University of Oxford (UK) in 2016. Hieu is a leading expert in Vietnam’s education sector, directly setting up and transforming 100+ Vietnamese and foreign K-12 schools, colleges, education institutes, non-profit organizations, ranging from boutique models to big-scale systems, in multiple capacities: school model design, new school creation, school restructuring, product R&D, professional development, general management, corporate finance & strategy, system operations. As a teacher & professor, Hieu has taught the entire range of primary, middle, high school, college, graduate school students, young professionals and corporate executives across multiple subjects. Dr. Nguyen is a pioneering thought leader in Vietnamese education and an active contributor on national news, media as well as a published author with numerous best-selling books in education and related issues.

Chris HuangM.A. 2025

Chris Huang was born in Beijing, China, and came to the US at 14 for high school in Seattle. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, majoring in Psychology and minoring in English, he took a gap year. During that year, he became a case manager at a non-profit organization that focuses on mental illnesses among the Asian population. Through this experience, he realized that becoming a clinician would only benefit a specific group of people. The only way to help the world form a correct understanding of mental illnesses is through education. Thus, he enrolled in the philosophy and education program, hoping to learn more about philosophy and education to contribute to making the world a happier place.

Kevin Klein-CardeñaM.A. 2025

Kevin is a first-year Master’s student hailing from Chicago, where they helped oversee educational programs of a nonprofit K-12 learning center working in one of the two largest Rohingya refugee communities in the United States. Kevin is interested in critical social theory and education as a prefigurative practice. They like to connect with youth, activism, and others committed to social transformation and imaginative play. Kevin is Mexican-born and holds a B.S. in Mathematics from DePaul University.

Yeji LeeM.A. 2025

Yeji Lee is originally from South Korea and has had a lifelong passion for learning. She started her career as an architecture student, but spent eight years working as an educator for a youth gap year organization. She is constantly exploring what it means to be human and how to facilitate and nurture that through formal and informal education. Yeji is also a wife and mom to a young son.

Sebastian Del PrincipeM.A. 2025

Sebastian Del Principe is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Philosophy and Education. He earned his undergraduate degree in 2021 at Boston University, majoring in Communications with a minor in Philosophy. Sebastian's enthusiasm for philosophy stems from the desire to deeply understand himself, those around him, and the world. He is passionate about continuing his learning, and encouraging others to do the same. In the two years since graduating college, he worked in the advertising world, which he recently quit to devote himself full time to philosophy and education. Sebastian looks forward to further honing in on his interests within the discipline(s) of philosophy and education, and their intersection.

Jessica LinM.A. 2025

Jessica graduated from Bryn Mawr College in May 2023 with a B.A. in Philosophy. She has a deep interest in Kant, both in his theoretical and practical works. She is also interested Buddhist philosophy and the particular way of teachings that Buddhists have. She worked as an English teacher at both tutoring school and domestic homes. She comes to the program hoping to learn and find more balance between the aesthetic aspects of philosophy and what it means to teach. Apart from the academic inspirations, Jessica loves the guitar, rock music and snowboarding.

Aine YangM.A. 2025

I graduated from Lawrence University with a BA in Philosophy and an Education Studies minor in 2022. While at school, I was a Teaching Assistant for the Chinese Department and assisted the faculty with class discussions, lesson plans, and gradings. After graduation, I was an ESL teacher for half a year back home in Sichuan and then participated in an educational NGO program to advocate economic resources for marginalized students from rural China through social media apps. I have learned that the purpose of schooling has narrowed to economic competitiveness. I am interested in exploring more about the conflicting nature between the public purposes of schooling and the ethics of teaching in diverse societies and learning about the policies and practices that can balance such tensions to reclaim opportunities and purposes of education. I also wish to study how a communal cosmopolitan-oriented contemplative education is possible in our digital world of social media overindulgence.

Sofia HelmleM.A. 2025

Sofia Helmle is an M.Ed student in the Philosophy and Education program originally from San Clemente, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with minors in Education and French from the University of Washington in June, 2023. As an undergraduate, Sofia worked as a research assistant at the UW READi lab working to develop culturally sensitive early autism detection devices. She also spent two years working as a part-time preschool teacher at the YMCA, and as a volunteer in multiple elementary school classrooms throughout the Greater Seattle area.

Joseph HaganM.A. 2025

Joseph Hagan graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2020 with a B.A. in Philosophy, in which he discovered Existentialism, the nature of emotions, relationships between philosophy and literature, poetic language, and compassion. After graduating, he continued working in a vocational high school music program and substituting grades K-12 within Portland Public Schools in Maine. Some interests he brings to the Philosophy and Education program include the importance of self-awareness and reflection, bringing philosophy to middle and high schools, the lessons of boredom and loneliness, the meanings of suicide and courage.

Cathy BiM.A. 2024

Cathy Bi was born in Beijing, China. She attended high school in New Jersey, and recently graduated from Boston College with a degree in Philosophy. She is interested ethics, education, and the arts. Previously, Cathy interned and volunteered at various nonprofit organizations including the United Nations and the Interfaith Food Pantry Network. In her spare time, Cathy enjoys spending time in the gym, cooking with friends, and hanging out at the dog park.

Yining FanM.A. 2024

I am a first-year MA student in the philosophy and education program. I graduated this year from St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, with degrees in philosophy and psychology. I found there are many common grounds shared by psychology and philosophy, where philosophy could give broader theoretical guidance in the practical psychological framework. I am especially interested in early childhood education and its following personality development, which I believe could give me a further understanding of epistemological and ontological questions.

Yasmina IbrahimM.A. 2024

Yasmina Ibrahim is an M.Ed student in the Philosophy and Education program. She earned her B.A. in Middle Eastern and Asian Cultures from Barnard College, Columbia University. As an undergraduate, she became interested in pre-modern conceptions and practices of education in the Middle East. Her senior thesis, which analyzes changes in pre-modern education in Egypt with the onset of capitalist modernity and state-sponsored schooling, cemented her passion for scholarship and education and eventually led her to Teachers College. Her current interests include moral education, critical pedagogy, and the teacher-student relationship.

Siri RanganathM.A. 2024

Siri Ranganath has a Bachelor of Science from New York University with a concentration in Finance and minors in Creative Writing and Spanish Literature. She also holds a MACTE diploma in Montessori education (0-3) from the Prepared Montessorian Institute. Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education at the City College of New York. It is her deepest held conviction that as humans, our lives are defined by what we choose to inquire about, and if education is the key to enriching these inquiries, it has to be the key to enriching our lives.

Masha ShabaniM.A. 2024

Mahsa graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2018 with a B.A. in Literature and a minor in Philosophy. After graduation, she worked closely with students with learning disabilities at a learning center in Homewood, Alabama. When the learning center was shut down due to the pandemic, she found her way to NYC where she has since taught as both an Associate and Lead Elementary teacher. She is currently a full time 3rd Grade Associate Teacher at The School at Columbia University and is very excited to be a student again after a long hiatus. Through this program, she hopes to deepen her own philosophical thinking and better understand what it means to be an educator.

Kayla TanenbaumM.A. 2024

Kayla Tanenbaum graduated Columbia University in 2014 with a B.A. in English and Sarah Lawrence College in 2019 with an M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction. For the past three years, she been teaching literature and composition to undergraduates in New York City. Her work as an educator inspired her to approach pedagogy philosophically at Teachers College. Kayla is most interested in the relationship between education and dignity and plans to explore how educating for beauty can serve as both a tool for liberation and as a bulwark against the alienation imposed on students by contemporary capitalist values.

Heidi VernejoulM.A. 2024

Heidi Vernejoul graduated from Binghamton University and Sorbonne Université with a degree in Political Science and French. For over two decades she has been a college and high-school educator as well as a curriculum writer creating projects in health education and storytelling which are used worldwide. Most recently she has been consulting and designing curriculum for the Sex Education Initiative of Teachers College, Columbia University. She is delighted to return to TC to complete her degree after a long hiatus. Her current academic interest is in developing multidisciplinary, high- school curricula which foster the development of purpose and identity through philosophical inquiry.

Shapel LaBordeM.A. 2023

Shapel LaBorde is a proud Queens native teaching TESOL at an elementary school in Queens. She earned her Bachelor’s in Philosophy at Spelman College and her first Master’s in TESOL at Hunter College School of Education. She also is a Licensed Esthetician and Licensed Nail Technician. She is currently in the Masters of Arts Philosophy and Education program. Her interests include exploring themes of knowledge construction in relation to senses, feminist ethics and critical race theory. Shapel loves her community and family and consistently seeks ways to improve the conditions of the two.Raised by her mother and Grandma Babe, she still carries with much fortitude the mantra her great-grandmother instilled in her: "God, Brains, and Manners" wherever she goes. She lives with her active and amazing two year old daughter, Sage Ali.

Jessica LipazM.A. 2023

M.A. Thesis Title

Preparing to Teach: Reflections on Discomfort and the Power of the Erotic for Self-Actualization

Nathan MoralesM.A. 2023

M.A. Thesis Title

Looking Multiculturally: Multiculturalism as a Decolonial Framework

Robert PopikM.A. 2023

M.A. Thesis Title

Education as Discernment: A Reconciliation of Practical and Called Thinking in a Technologically Enveloped Future

Chris WortmanM.A. 2023

M.A. Thesis Title

Whither Theory: Education at the Encounter Between Dewey and The Frankfurt School

Curry YangM.A. 2023

Current Position

Doctoral Student in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University

M.A. Thesis Title

Derrida’s Influence on Debates about the Teaching of Philosophy

Alexa AstonM.A. 2023

M.A. Thesis Title

The Contemporary Relevance of Dewey’s Creative Democracy

Lauren DavisEd.M. 2022

Current Position

English and Philosophy teacher at the Columbia Secondary School

Sarah YoungM.A. 2022

Current Position

Academics Manager and Intern Coordinator at the NYC-based non-profit Project Rousseau.

M.A. Thesis Title

Education for Addressing the Ecological and Climate Crisis: Developing a Care for the Earth through Aesthetic Experiences

Robert SalandraM.A. 2022

Current Position

History teacher at St. Luke's School in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

M.A. Thesis Title

Educating for an Imagined Future: The American Hope of Balancing Individualism and Collectivism in the Classroom and Beyond

Clayton RainsM.A. 2022

M.A. Thesis Title

The Meaning of Intelligence

Shukang LiuM.A. 2022

M.A. Thesis Title

Becoming Educated: An Analysis of the Qualities Behind an Educated Being and the Prerequisites to Education

Xinyu Tina LiuM.A. 2022

M.A. Thesis Title

Videogame Education and Philosophy: How Can We Cultivate Genuine Video Gaming Experiences even in Violent Videogames?

Venezia HylandM.A. 2022

Current Position

Manager of communications and social media at Teach First, an education nonprofit.

M.A. Thesis Title

On becoming a civically engaged student: how John Dewey and Maxine Greene conceive of civic engagement through an aesthetic philosophy

Krystal DiazM.A. 2022

Current Position

Assistant Director of Student Wellness at Columbia University

Pedro Moreno-VasquezM.A. 2021

Current Position

Serves vulnerable and underserved communities. He works for the New York Public Library, as an assistant for Early literacy workshops, as well as for computer literacy programs for seniors. He also tutors Math and reading skills to special needs children in an UES community center.

M.A. Thesis Title

Art and Women's Empowerment: The Tools for Democratic Sustainability

Jingyi MaM.A. 2021

Current Position

Pursuing further graduate studies in Great Britain.

Jason Quino McCreeryEd.M. 2021

Current Position

Scholastic with the Society of Jesus (also known as the Jesuits).

Staysi RosarioM.A. 2021

Ed.M. 2021

Staysi earned her Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University, with a major in Philosophy and minors in Theology and Women’s and Gender Studies. She is now in the Master of Education in Philosophy and Education program and is interested in addressing the role of trauma, gender-based and racial violence, and cultural conflicts through the lens of social and restorative justice theories within the scope of education.

Justin JonesM.A. 2021

Current Position

Director of Morehouse Online Student Success helping to support non-traditional students complete their undergraduate degree. He is also involved in non-profit work with Village Micro Fund where we teach, support, and invest in entrepreneurs and small businesses.

John L. Samuels Jr.M.A. 2021

Current Position

Master of Education student in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology at Harvard University.

M.A. Thesis Title

Emancipation Education: Considerations of How to Free the Black American Students unto a Lifetime of Self-Actualization

Adrian MarcanoM.A. 2021

Current Position

Graduate student in the mental health counseling program at Hunter College

M.A. Thesis Title

Slippin' and Fallin’: Honoring the Intelligence of Feelings and Emotions

Max JacobsM.A. 2021

Current Position

PhD Student in Education: Theory, Organization, and Policy at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

M.A. Thesis Title

Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888): Precursor to Philosophy for Children

Claire BecerraM.A. 2020

Current Position

Ph.D. student in the Philosophy Department at Northwestern University

M.A. Thesis Title

What Questions Do: “Pedagogical Interrogatives” within Group Inquiry

D.D MeakinM.A. 2020

Current Position

Assistant Director of Experiential Education at Columbia University and currently working towards a second master’s degree in Higher and Postsecondary education at Teachers College

M.A. Thesis Title

Rousseau in Twilight: Conjuring Noetic Pedagogy from the Periphery

John SailerM.A. 2020

Current Position

Master's Student at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland.

Stella WasenitzM.A. 2020

Current Position

Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cologne

M.A. Thesis Title

A Degrowth Solution Informed by Anarchist Education

Saiki Lucy CheahM.A. 2019

Current Position

Coach at Equinox and Guest Coach at Wellness In The Schools (WITS) Family Fitness Fun Nights Program

M.A. Thesis Title

Recovering the Meaning of Fitness as a Practice of Self-Care

Abram de BruynM.A. 2018

M.A. Thesis Title

Educating the Philosophical Imagination

Hannah EricksonM.A. 2018

Current Position

Senior Director of Operations & Business Development at Health Impact

Renae LesserM.A. 2018

M.A. Thesis Title

Education at the End of the World: Three Educational Paradigms in the Anthropocene

Stephen HaeckelM.A. 2017

M.A. Thesis Title

The Civic Education of Advantaged Students

Samuel MaierM.A. 2017

Current Position

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher at The Children's Workshop Oakland

M.A. Thesis Title

Code Switching for Comfort: A Qualified Endorsement of Code Switching in Reality Pedagogy

Jazvindar DhesiM.A. 2017

M.A. Thesis Title

Examining the Authenticity of the Argumentative Understanding of the Toulmin Model: A Proposal to Subject Warrants, Backings, and Their Truth Values to Questioning

Dustin WebsterM.A. 2017

M.A. Thesis Title

An Ethical Education: How a Teacher Flourishes Through Teaching

Alexandros NikolaidisM.A. 2017

Current Position

Postdoctoral Scholar in Ethics at the University of Central Florida. He received his PhD in Educational Studies from The Ohio State University in 2023.

M.A. Thesis Title

Interpretation and Guidance: A hermeneutical approach to Dewey's views on curriculum

Alaina HammondM.A. 2017

M.A. Thesis Title

An Artistic Discussion With Dewey and Plato

Aaron BaldwinM.A. 2017

M.A. Thesis Title

The Attributes and Dynamics of Mentoring

Tina Marchiano-RauscherM.A. 2016

Current Position

High School Teacher of English for grades 9-12 (currently in his 14th year).

M.A. Thesis Title

Transforming Social Marginalization and Hierarchies through Art

Kallan WoodM.A. 2016

M.A. Thesis Title

Unasked Questions: Using W.E.B. Du Bois to Consider Race, Self and the Soul in Education

Joe MarinelliM.A. 2016

Current Position

Director or FTI Consulting at Government Affairs

M.A. Thesis Title

A Common Core Without Substance: K-12 Schooling in the United States and the Problematic Aim of “College and Career Readiness”

Vanessa MillerM.A. 2015

Current Occupation

J.D./Ph.D. Student at The Pennsylvania State University Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Penn State Law Department of Education Policy Studies, Higher Education Program

M.A. Thesis Title

Education Not for Sale: A Stoic and Socratic Defense of Flourishing and Self-Care

Rachael EscobedoM.A. 2015

Current Occupation

Implementation Consultant for Odysseyware

M.A. Thesis Title

Education and “The Real World”: Challenges for the Student as an Individual.

Paula DavisM.A. 2015

Current Occupation

Primary Unit Support Teacher at The Logan School for Creative Learning

M.A. Thesis Title

Phonic Philosophy: A Podcast of Philosophy of Education

Lie Andi RasakM.A. 2015

Current Occupation

Vice Principal for the Upper School of Cahaya Bangsa Classical School

M.A. Thesis Title

From Competition to Communion: An Interpretation of Martin Buber’s Dialogical Philosophy and Its Implications in the Field of Philosophy of Education

Jianghua ChenM.A. 2015

Current Position

Responsible for academic readiness at a start-up company that deals with broad topics about Chinese students studying overseas.

M.A. Thesis Title

A Brief Analysis of the Concept of 'Good Teaching

Jessica LussierM.A. 2015

Current Position

Ph.D. student in Education Studies at the University of British Columbia, Digital Marketing and Communications Specialist for Riverdale School District

M.A. Thesis Title

Education as Protest: Locating Resistance in a Marxist Theory of Education

Hsuan-Ju ChenM.A. 2015

M.A. Thesis Title

Rousseau on Happiness: A Reading of Emile

Alison BadgettM.A. 2015

Current Position

Associate Dean for Public Service and Director of the PKG Public Service Center at MIT

M.A. Thesis Title

Can Elite Private Schools Serve a Public Purpose?: Understanding capacity through discourse analysis of public purpose programming

Matthew RoweEd.M. 2014

Current Position

STEM Teacher at the Waterfront Montessori in Jersey City

Ed.M. Thesis Title

Community and Autonomy in a Montessori Setting

Marc MartoranaM.A. 2014

Current Position

Counselor for the Door's high school equivalency program

M.A. Thesis Title

Emerson's Conception of Self-Cultivation

Julian Zapata-BeltranM.A. 2014

Current Position

Philosophy Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College

M.A. Thesis Title

Epistemological - Political implications of Community-Based Education

Isabel Vera ZambranoM.A. 2014

Current Occupation

Philosophy instructor at Mercer County Community College

M.A. Thesis Title

A Case for Identity Ideals in Education: Refining Teaching Practice Towards Truthfulness and Goodness

Chelsea AdamsM.A. 2013

Current Occupation

Web Developer & Education Technologist

M.A. Thesis Title

The Language of Love in Education: What It Is, Why It Scares Us, and How It Can Redeem Us

Robert BellM.A. 2012

M.A. Thesis Title

The Ethical Engine of Education: The Productive Dialectic of Nobility and Humility

Nicole ImhofM.A. 2012

Current Occupation

Nicole Imhof received her MA in Philosophy and Education in 2012. Since graduating from the program, she has worked in the non-profit field engaging special needs children and adolescents in community-based youth programming. She also taught in the Ethics and Philosophy Department at Molloy College. Nicole completed a second graduate degree in Social Work in 2015.

M.A. Thesis Title

(Re)imagining Source(s) of Knowledge: Towards a Feminist Pedagogy in Education

Nicholas GillsM.A. 2012

Mr. Nicholas Gills currently teaches English and Civilization at a high school in Tata, Hungary. His MA thesis was titled "Student Empowerment in Philosophy and Beyond."

Degna LevisterM.A. 2012

Current Position

Clinical Law Professor and Director of the Pipeline to Justice pre-law program at the City University of New York School of Law.

M.A. Thesis Title

Legal Pedagogy and Social Justice Lawyering: Lessons from Pragmatism

Christine NgM.A. 2012

Current Position

Teaches philosophy courses online for Ashford University and Southern New Hampshire University.

M.A. Thesis Title

The ‘Problem’ of Quiet Students: Helping Students to Speak (and Listen) in a Community of Inquiry

SusanMary MorrisM.A. 2010

Current Position

Intervention Specialist Teacher in Literacy for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, Somerset County, New Jersey

M.A. Thesis Title

Aesthetics and Healing: Affects and Interplay on Mind, Body, Soul, and Spirit

Jin KimEd. M 2009

Current Occupation

Stay at Home Mom

Jamie KnowlesM.A. 2009

Current Position

Middle School English Language Arts Teacher in Oakland, California.

M.A. Thesis Title

The Capability Approach Applied: Education, Equality and Human Flourishing

Bradley WarfieldM.A. 2009

Current Occupation

Advanced Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Teaching Associate at the University of South Florida; and an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Tampa

M.A. Thesis

The Dialogical Philosophy of Charles Taylor

Natasha DragoiM.A. 2008

Current Position

High School Teacher of English literature, writing, and film studies in the Chicago Public School system

M.A. Thesis Title

The Role of Self-Love in Teaching

Maximilian BeachM.A. 2008

Current Position

Worked in private, charter, and public high schools in the US as a Teacher, Academic Dean, Curriculum Designer, and Teacher Coach

M.A. Thesis Title

Rousseau’s amour propre and amour de soi Applied to the Issue of Teacher Remuneration

John DingerM.A. 2008

Current Occupation

Social Studies Teacher at Memorial Middle School for the South Portland School District in South Portland, Maine.

M.A. Thesis Title

A Philosophical Analysis of The Lives of Others

Eun Yong KimEd.M. 2007

Eun Yong Kim graduated with a Ed.M. in Philosophy and Education in 2007. Her thesis, entitled "The Cosmopolitan Experience of Bilingual Speaker of Korean and English," reflects Eun Yong's interest in the relationship between philosophy and bilingual / bicultural education. Eun Yong is currently preparing to enter a doctoral program where she will continue to explore the issue of language identity and its educational implications.

Frank D. ManfreM.A. 2006

Current Position

Marketing Communications Manager at Cleary Gottlieb

M.A. Thesis Title

Vigilant Humanism and the Practice of Literary Criticism

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