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Naomi Mae is an Assistant Professor in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, starting in Fall 2024. She previously served as an Associate Program Officer and Project Manager at the Spencer Foundation, where she reviewed grant proposals and facilitated scholarship convenings to tackle pressing educational issues. Mae identifies as an activist scholar and community organizer, drawing from her experiences in Southeast San Diego, California, and has collaborated with Black student organizations and intergenerational community-based groups for over 15 years. Her qualitative research focuses on youth organizers of color building multiracial coalitions for educational justice in under-resourced urban districts. She employs community-based research methods, action research, and critical ethnography, informed by youth resistance and critical race theories to enhance understanding in education. Mae holds a PhD in Educational Foundations & Policy from the University of Michigan (2021), an MA in Educational Leadership, Politics & Advocacy from New York University (2015), and a BA in African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (2013).
Department: Department of Computer Sciences