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Denise Pope specializes in curriculum studies, service learning, student engagement, school reform, and qualitative research methods. She is particularly interested in student voices and perspectives. Her work focuses on academic stress and its consequences on students' mental and physical health. Pope collaborates with schools worldwide to enhance student well-being, belonging, and engagement, co-founding Challenge Success, an initiative aimed at elevating student voice and implementing research-based strategies to help students thrive. She has authored "Doing School: Creating a Generation Stressed, Materialistic, Miseducated Students" and co-authored "Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids." Additionally, she co-hosts a podcast with GSE Dean Dan Schwartz and has received multiple honors for her teaching and mentorship efforts.
Stanford University School of Education • Stanford, California
Senior Lecturer specializing in curriculum studies and student engagement.
Challenge Success •
Co-founded an initiative to improve student well-being.
Stanford University School of Education • Stanford, California
Lecturer focusing on teacher education and curriculum.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.