Dr. Dafney Dabach

Associate Professor

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Biography

Dafney Blanca Dabach is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington's College of Education. Her research centers on immigration education, with a particular focus on examining the secondary school-based contexts that immigrant youth encounter in U.S. schools. She investigates how secondary social studies teachers approach teaching about the U.S. government and civics in these contexts. Dabach received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has served as a visiting scholar at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, contributing to the Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation (LISA) study. She has received recognitions including the 1996 Morrison-Miller Prize in U.S. History and the 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association's Bilingual Education SIG. In addition to her work in immigration education, Dabach is also interested in integrating arts education to provide creative and engaging educational opportunities for youth.

Research Interests

Awards

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Morrison-Miller Prize U.S. History

1996-01-01
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Outstanding Dissertation Award

2011-01-01
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Outstanding Dissertation Award Nomination

2009-01-01

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.