Dr. Kaia Stern

Biography

Kaia Stern is a lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education and cofounder of the Prison Studies Project. Since 2008, she has been involved in various educational initiatives at Harvard University, including her role as the first practitioner in residence at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where she led the Law and Education Justice strategic focus area. As the current director of Justice Initiatives at Public Works Alliance, her work emphasizes reimagining justice within educational contexts. Stern has extensively taught subjects related to liberation theology, ethics, justice, and race, contributing to transformative education practices. She is the author of 'Voices from American Prisons: Faith, Education, Healing' (Routledge, 2014). With over 30 years of experience as an ordained interfaith minister, her work involves teaching and learning within U.S. jails and prisons, and she serves as a consultant for educational communities both nationally and internationally.

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