Jennifer Ullmann Teixeira is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago and a first-generation college graduate from Brazil. She earned an M.A. in Latin American and Latino Studies from the University of Illinois Chicago and a B.A. in International Relations from the Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)

Her research examines child migration and education in Latin America, with a particular focus on the experiences of Venezuelan migrant children in Brazilian public schools. Using ethnographic and child-centered research methods, she explores how schools become spaces where migration, belonging, and learning are negotiated, while highlighting children's agency in shaping educational environments and community life.

Jennifer's commitment to migration studies began during her undergraduate years through five years of work with the Refugee and Immigrant Support Working Group (GTARI) in Brazil, where she contributed to research, public engagement, and initiatives supporting immigrant communities. Building on this work, Jennifer has also contributed to research on migrant communities in the United States through the Lucha Por Tus Derechos project at the University of Illinois Chicago, which examines the experiences of Venezuelan and Ecuadorian migrants in the Chicago area. She is also a co-author of a forthcoming chapter on Migration Studies in Latin America in The Oxford Handbook of the Spanish Language.

Jennifer's broader research interests include migration, childhood, education, and social inclusion in Latin America. Through her scholarship, she seeks to better understand how educational institutions respond to migration and how children's perspectives can inform more inclusive educational policy and practice.