Mika Hurd

Mika is a new graduate of Umass Amherst (2022), where they earned a B.A. in Early Childhood Education prek-2 and a B.A. in Sociology. They are a recent member of SageFox, joining the team in fall 2022. Prior to joining sagefox, they did three independent research studies at Umass and worked as a preschool teacher for three years. Mika is interested in understanding thought and behaviors, in connection to larger social forces. In particular, their research interests center on race, LQBTQ+ studies, education, and marginalized groups of people. They hope to use education and education research as a tool to effect positive social change. In their free time, they like cooking, roller blading, hiking, and doing activism for the aspec community.