Jacqueline Rivers
Graduate Student in African American Studies / Sociology
Biographical Note
Jacqueline Cooke Rivers is currently a doctoral student in African-American Studies and Sociology. She is also a Doctoral Fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Jacqueline Rivers earned her AB/AM in Pyschology & Social Relations, with an emphasis on Cognitive Psychology at Harvard in 1983/84. Jacqueline was the founder and Executive Director of MathPower, a leading community based non-profit in Boston for mathematics education reform in urban schools. From 2001-2004, she also served Executive Director for the National TenPoint Leadership Foundation. Interests: Research that contributes to the understanding and amelioration of black academic underachievement, with a focus on culture, family, and schools.
10/06/2008
- Research Interests
- Research that contributes to the understanding and amelioration of black academic underachievement, with a focus on culture, family, and schools.
- Previous Degrees
- AB/AM Psychology, Harvard University '83/'84
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC 46 | Caribbean Societies: Socioeconomic Change and Cultural Adaptations | |
Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Optional Sections on General Exams
- Race and Culture
- Grants Received
- Doctoral Fellowship in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Contact
617-496-3852
(Phone)
617-496-5794 (FAX)
643 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138