PhD Student
Southern Methodist University, United States
Jennifer Sayed holds a BA in International Relations from Tufts University, a MEd in secondary history instruction from Merrimack College, and an MLS in Global Studies and Humanities with a focus on Islamic Studies from Southern Methodist University (SMU). She is currently a PhD student in Teaching and Learning at SMU, where she is a Moody Fellow.
Jennifer taught English and social studies at the elementary through high school levels for over 25 years. Her research focuses on integrating historically marginalized voices into social studies education through inquiry methods utilizing digitally available data and archives.
Jennifer has presented on education and history topics at the local and national levels, including at the American History Association, Texas Council for the Social Studies, World Affairs Council of DFW, and ESRI Education Summit. Her work as an educator has been recognized by Dallas ISD, The Greater Dallas Planning Council, Region 10, and the Abdelkader Education Project. She was a member of the 2022 TEKS Review World History Workgroup and is the High School Representative to the Texas Council for the Social Studies. Nationally, she has been a part of work groups with Data Science for Everyone and the National Council for the Social Studies. She is the principal investigator on the research project Advocating for Inclusion: Palestinian Parents’ Efforts to Change the Social Studies Curriculum in a Public School Setting.
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