Josefina Senese
Doctoral Student
Josefina Senese is a doctoral student in educational policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests center on the intersection of school choice and special education in the United States. Josefina is interested in analyzing the effect of these policies on students with disabilities’ academic outcomes.
Before joining BU, Josefina served as a research consultant for the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame. She also worked in Washington, DC, for the Office of Learning and Impact at the Inter-American Foundation and the Organization of American States.
During her graduate studies, Josefina has received a Fulbright scholarship, an Alpha Delta Kappa International Teacher Education Scholarship, and a PEO International Peace Scholarship.
Pronouns: she/her
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Education
Master in Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
BA, International Studies, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)
Selected Publications
Jones, N., Kaler, L., Markham, J., Senese, J., & Winters, M. A. (2025). Service delivery models: Impacts for students with and without disabilities. Educational Researcher, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X251316269
Piraino, P., & Senese, J. (2023). Inequality of Opportunity. In A. Deshpande (Ed.), Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action (pp. 1-13). Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4016-9_33-1
Asuming, P., Chirawurah, D., D'Agostino, T., Lwanga, M., Makerere, J., Mayega, R. W., Paulsen, M., Rydberg, N., Senese, J., Ssentongo, J., & Tumuhamye, N. (2021). Leveraging low-cost private schools in Northern Ghana: exploring private sector partnerships to support education for all. USAID. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00Z3C8.pdf