Hi, I'm Hania (she/her)! I am an artist, educator and social science researcher. I move through the world in a cis, White, able-body, and identify as neurodivergent. Through my work, I collaborate and create with children and their adults to work towards social justice. I imagine, dream, create and educate on Squaxin, Nisqually, Coast Salish, Cowlitz & Massachusett land.

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I currently serve as a post-doc at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), supporting Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) projects, and youth work in greater Boston through evaluations.

 

My doctoral research at HGSE focused on CPAR with elementary schoolers, and how adults can help children develop power analysis, or the ability to engage with power and how it shapes our lives and societies. Through this work, I co-founded Imagining More Just Futures, an intergenerational project exploring power, identity and social justice, with my wonderful friend and co-educator, Anna Kirby. Through this project, we run CPAR camps with 3rd-5th graders, identity workshops for children of all ages, intergenerational identity book clubs, and zine workshops about power and social justice.

 

Outside of school, I enjoy swimming, hiking, long walks on the beach, photography, art projects, reading too many books at once, and making messes because it usually means I'm doing something fun. You can find me, my art, and the results of my messes at my small art business, Wombat Wisdoms (@wombatwisdoms)!

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I received a BA in Anthropology from Willamette University, an EdM in Arts and Education, and PhD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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