Michaela McSweeney

I want to support my students in every way possible. I have significant family educational privilege, but I have also found that I often connect with first-gen students well in other ways, and I want to serve as an ally and better understand the experiences of my students in general. I am also interested in specific ways that I can become a better teacher to my first-gen students, and also ways that I can help my home department be as welcoming and thoughtful as possible in our teaching, program structure, and advising, both for undergraduates and graduate students.

• Gender Identity and Pronouns: she/her/hers
• Race, Ethnicity, and/or Nationality: white
• Hometown: Boston
• Business/Industry of Interest: Arts and Humanities
• Personal Facts/ Hobbies/ Interests: I love cooking, rock climbing, art, and plants! I have also worked in many other jobs before getting my PhD, including teaching after school, middle school, and high school in Boston and lots of food service, including running a seafood kitchen. Before I went to college I worked as a screen printer.
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