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Natalia Ortiz is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Inquiries Lead Faculty at NYU Steinhardt, where she also serves as the Director of the Office of School Community Partnerships. With sixteen years of experience as a classroom teacher and university professor, she is a practitioner of racial equity and a facilitator of critical performative pedagogy. Her research focuses on anti-racist, social justice-based education and the implementation of theater as a reflective tool for teacher inquiry. Ortiz has been featured as a teacher activist in Keith Catone’s book, 'The Pedagogy of Teacher Activism'. She has presented at prestigious conferences, including the American Education Research Association’s Annual Conference and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and is actively involved in organizations such as the Education for Liberation Network and the New York Collective of Radical Educators. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies from Wesleyan University, a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a PhD in Urban Education from the CUNY Graduate Center.
NYU Steinhardt • New York, NY
Directs the Office of School Community Partnerships and teaches courses integrating anti-racist and social justice principles.
Center for Racial Justice in Education • New York, NY
Led initiatives focused on developing racial equity practices in education.
NYC Department of Education • Brooklyn, NY
Taught social studies and supported students in a transfer high school.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.