Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies graduate student organization (TECS GSO)

20142015 Executive Committee

During a June 2014 election, the following doctoral students were elected to serve as leaders of the
TECS graduate student organization for the upcoming school year. The purpose of the GSO is to
facilitate and support academic, social, cultural, and professional development activities for TECS
graduate students at all levels and in all concentrations. This leadership team will begin the year with line
item funding approved by the Graduate Student Senate contact them once the fall semester begins if
you have ideas for or are interested in being involved with event organization!



Anne Marie Foley is a doctoral student in the Children, Families, and Schools
concentration in TECS. Her primary interests lie in character and morality
development, specifically at the intersection of values between home, school, and peer
life. For the past year she has been the Project Assistant for CFS, responsible for
maintaining email listservs and social media, as well as planning and executing the
CFS Fortnightly Lecture Series. She will serve as the secretary of the TECS GSO in
the upcoming school year.


Daniel Morales is a doctoral student in the Language, Literacy and Culture
concentration in TECS where he pursues interests in neoliberalism and education,
education policy, teacher education, critical pedagogy and cultural studies. After
teaching and learning in both Chilean and U.S. contexts, he developed an awareness
of the role of education in income distribution, the mismanagement of public policy
programs, and the role of discourse to perpetuate the current unequal social system.
He served as treasurer of the TECS GSO in 20132014 and was elected co-chair for
the upcoming school year.


Danielle Allessio is a doctoral student in the Math, Science, and Learning Technologies
concentration of TECS. She has a passion for social justice and equity issues and has
represented graduate student workers in our department by serving as the Graduate
Employee Organization Mobilization Coordinator, a member of the GEO bargaining
committee, and a member of the UAW local 2322's Eboard. She is proud to bring these
experiences to the GSO in support of TECS grad students as treasurer in the upcoming
school year.


Hyejin Jeon is a doctoral student in the Teacher Education and School Improvement
Concentration in TECS. She studies how to use systemic functional linguistics and
genre pedagogy in U.S. and Korean contexts to equip teachers and students with
resources for teaching, learning, and critiquing discourses associated with schooling.
She served as secretary of the TECS GSO in 20132014 and was elected co-chair for
the upcoming school year.