Scholarship and Biography

Jasmine Alvarado is an Assistant Professor in Education Studies at Brandeis University. With regard to her research agenda, Jasmine focuses on the intersections between societal inequities, educational policies, and the experiences of families in K-8 schools. In relation, Jasmine engages in ethnographic, narrative, and participatory-based methods, and draws on understandings from critical race, intersectional feminist, and sociolinguistic perspectives. 

Jasmine's teaching experiences over the past decade include teaching university-level courses, supervising teacher candidates, leading conference workshops for educational leaders, teaching elementary bilingual youth, and leading adult language development classes. Her unwavering commitment towards collective learning, organizing, and interconnectedness stem from her experiences as a student, teacher, administrator, and after-school program director of NYC and Greater Boston Public Schools, and being a member/caretaker of an Ecuadorian family with Quechua roots. 

Honors

Outstanding Reviewer for AERA/Review of Educational Research Journal
American Educational Research Association (United States, Washington) - AERA , 2024-2025
Bilingual Research Issues Outstanding Dissertation Award-Second Place
American Educational Research Association (United States, Washington D.C.) - AERA , 2024-2025
University at Buffalo-SUNY Graduate School of Education Excellence in Teaching Award
University at Buffalo, State University of New York (United States, Buffalo) - UB, 2024-2025
AERA Latino/a/x Outstanding Dissertation Award
American Educational Research Association (United States, Washington D.C.) - AERA , 2023
AERA Family-School-Community Partnership Dissertation Award-Honorable Mention
American Educational Research Association (United States, Washington D.C.) - AERA , 2023
María Brisk Award-Contributions to Multilingual Education/Leadership
Boston College (United States, Boston) - BC, 2023
Spencer Foundation Research Development Award
Spencer Foundation (United States, Chicago), 2020
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (declined)
Spencer Foundation (United States, Chicago), 2020
AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship
American Educational Research Association (United States, Washington D.C.) - AERA , 2021
Ford Foundation Minority Dissertation Fellowship
Ford Foundation, 2020
Boston College Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award
Boston College (United States, Boston) - BC, 2019
Boston College Inclusion & Diversity Committee Travel Award
Boston College (United States, Boston) - BC, 2018
AmeriCorps-New York City Teaching Fellowship
AmeriCorps (United States, Washington) - CNCS, 2012
Sunnyside Community Services Community Engagement Award
Sunnyside Community Services, 2012
Harvard College Romance Languages and Literatures Departmental Honors
Harvard College, 2011

Organizational Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Education, Interdepartmental Program in Education, Brandeis University

Education

Boston College
Ph.D.
CUNY Hunter College
M.Ed.
Harvard University
B.A.