Background

Alex Koenig is a PhD student in the Department of Comparative Human Development. He graduated from Harvard College in 2014 with a degree in Social Studies and a focus on American Public Education. After graduating, Alex served an Americorps fellowship in Boston Public Schools, worked for an education technology startup, and was the Director of Data and Research for Brooke Charter Schools. Most recently, he taught 5th grade in Tulsa, Oklahoma through Teach for America.

Research

Alex’s research interests center around social inequality, school segregation, and intergroup dynamics. He is interested in applying mixed methods to investigate how schools and communities integrate newcomers and whether or not lessons and best practices in this work can be applied across different contexts.