Sanaa Khan

Sanaa Khan is a PhD student in Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego. She received her Masters in Education from Brooklyn College in 2018. She formerly organized to increase access to public higher education, and taught middle school computer science. Her work is focused on examining the role of race and gender in computing education, and aims to push past reductionist requests for increased diversity in STEM education for a more nuanced view of inclusion and equity in the field. Her research combines approaches from critical race theory, archival studies, critical disability studies, and feminist science, technology and society studies. You can find more about her work on her website at sanaa-khan.com.

Curriculum Vitae

September 2018:  Ph.D. in Education Studies, University of California, San Diego  

June 2016 - May 2018: Masters in Education, City University of New York - Brooklyn College

September 2011 - June 2015:  Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of California, Irvine Bachelor of Arts

August 2017 - May 2018

Master's Thesis in Education; Brooklyn College

• Computer Science and Equity in the Classroom: Cogenerative Dialogues with Teachers and Students.

September 2013 - June 2015

Undergraduate Honors Thesis in International Studies; University of California, Irvine

• Religious political activism amongst Turkish youth against secular nationalist institutions. Advisor: Cecelia Lynch, Ph.D

UC San Diego Competitive Edge Summer Fellowship, June 2018

UC Irvine Lauds and Laurels Award Winner, May 2015

UC Irvine School of Social Sciences Order of Merit Award, June 2015

Fulbright U.S. Student Program Finalist, January 2015

Winner of the Dan and Jean Aldrich Award, May 2014: given to the outstanding junior on campus

Harry S Truman Scholarship Finalist, April 2014

Winner of the Elena B. and William R. Schonfeld Scholarship, May 2014

UC Irvine’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellow, 2014

UC Irvine Dean's Honor Roll, September 2011- January 2014, June 2014

Winner of the Nicholas Aeberhard Outstanding Freshman Award, 2012