Janette, PhD graduate in QRME, is also a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Her research sits at the intersection of race, language, and educational policy, examining how services, labels, and teacher training shape students’ educational experiences—particularly for multilingual students. Using mixed methods to investigate how policies influence access to educational opportunities and equity in schools, she also develops open-access datasets and reports that document schoolwide practices in innovative schools across the country with The Canopy Project. Janette’s first journey in blending critical research and public storytelling began with the Family Letters Project, a digital archive preserving early 20th-century Mexican-American migration experiences in the U.S. Midwest. That experience shaped her belief that stories—whether told through data, history, or policy—are essential tools for advancing equity. She holds a BA in Spanish, English, and Latin American Studies from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a MS in Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership from UO. True to her English major heart, Janette still reads tirelessly and believes in the power of a good song. She also spends her time hiking, running, and searching for the next great book.

Anwesha Guha PhD graduate in the QRME program. She earned her bachelor’s degree (BS) in Quantitative Theory and Methods and English literature from Emory University. She then earned both her teaching licensure and her Master’s in Secondary Mathematics Education (MEd) from University of Missouri, St. Louis while teaching grades 9-12 algebra, ACT prep, and statistics.  

At the University of Oregon, Anwesha worked with Dr. Keith Zvoch and the state department on the IES grant titled “A Study in Equity: Oregon’s Ninth Grade transition.” As an emerging critical quantitative scholar, Anwesha focuses her research on the transitions for at-promise students in secondary and post-secondary contexts, with a specific eye towards wellbeing, prevention, and policy.