Celia Reddick, Ph.D.
Celia Reddick, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Harvard University, May 2022
Department: Education
Concentration: Cultures, Institutions, and Society
Dissertation: “Language for an Unknowable Future: How language ideologies and pedagogies shape the lives of refugee children”
Committee: Sarah Dryden-Peterson (Chair), Lesley Bartlett, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Paola Uccelli
Ed.M.
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), May 2015
Concentration: International Education Policy
M.Sc.
Lehman College/NYC Teaching Fellows Program, Bronx, NY, June 2008
Education
Concentration: TESOL
B.A.
Wesleyan University, May 2006
College of Letters & German Studies
Dr. Celia Reddick is an assistant professor of Education and International Development with a joint appointment in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and in the Learning Systems Institute.
Celia’s research focuses on education in settings of conflict and forced migration. Through a comparative lens, she examines the work of teachers, families, and international organizations in creating educational opportunity alongside young people experiencing conflict and displacement. Most recently, this inquiry has focused on issues of language and education in settings of forced migration. Her next project considers national policies of refugee education and their implications for young people’s wellbeing.
Celia’s research is shaped by nearly 20 years as a teacher, teacher-trainer, and international education consultant across contexts. Her research has been funded by the National Academy of Education / Spencer Foundation and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, among others, and has received multiple awards, including the Bridging the Gap Policy Outreach Award from American University. Celia’s work is published in a variety of venues including the Comparative Education Review and the Journal of Refugee Studies. She earned her PhD in Education from Harvard University, where she also earned a master’s degree in International Education Policy.
Professional Appointments
2024- Assistant Professor, Education and International Development Department of Education Leadership and Policy Studies & Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University
2023-2024 Visiting Assistant Professor, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
2022-2023 Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Faculty Lead, Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellows Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education Fellow, Refugee REACH, Harvard Graduate School of Education
2019-2022 Instructor in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Selected Conference Presentations
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Panels Organized
2023
Power, Positionality, and Reciprocity in Comparative and International Education Research: Puzzles for emerging scholars and graduate programs.
2021
Language and learning in multilingual classrooms: Exploring learning outcomes, classroom pedagogy, and language policies in linguistically diverse communities around the world, Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Virtual.
2020
Language within and across borders: language and education for Sudanese and South Sudanese learners at home and in exile, African Studies Association (canceled due to COVID-19).
Papers Presented
2024
Refugee education and parents’ daily acts of protest. Comparative and International Education Society, Miama, Florida.
2023
“Instruction is in English and they’re not understanding anything”: Programmatic aspirations and a funnelling toward English. UKFIET Conference, Virtual.
2022
“When I go to meet my parents, which language am I going to speak with them?”: Language ideologies, mobile speech, and refugee children’s future-building in exile, American Anthropological Association, Seattle, WA.
2022
Work within the system, bend the system, remake the system: How educators navigate educational inclusion in multilingual schools serving refugee and national students, Comparative and International Education Society, Virtual.
2022
Language for an unknowable future: How language ideologies and pedagogies shape the lives of refugee children, American Education Research Association, NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellows invited poster session. [Declined due to pandemic]
2022
Centering the aspirations of refugees in language-in-education policies and practices, American Association for Applied Linguistics, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. [Declined due to pandemic]
2021
‘After reading the question, take it back home’: Opportunities for education policy reform in multilingual urban schools serving refugee and national students, American Political Science Association, Virtual.
2021
Language for an Unknowable Future: Language of instruction and refugee children’s experiences of exile, Language and Migration: Experience and Memory, Princeton University, Virtual.
2021
Examining issues of language and displacement through the comparative case study analysis, Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Virtual.
2021
‘After reading the question, take it back home’: Teachers’ pedagogical strategies with refugee and national students in linguistically diverse classrooms, Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Virtual.
2020
Language for an Unknowable Future: Language of instruction and refugee children’s experiences of exile, Refugee Education: Building Durable Futures? (REBuilD) Academic Workshop, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Virtual.
2019
‘Without the language you cannot be identified’: Refugee children’s sense of belonging in exile, American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver.
2017
Language of instruction and implications for inequality: Examining Reform Efforts in Tanzania and Rwanda, Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Mexico City.
Discussant
2022
Illuminating language-in-education policy change in Senegal, Comparative and International Education Society, Virtual.
Professional Memberships or Affiliations
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American Anthropological Association |
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American Association of Applied Linguistics |
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American Education Research Association |
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Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Language SIG; Africa and African Diaspora SIG; Education, Conflict, and Emergencies SIG |
Research Experience
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2020-2021 |
LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark Playful Learning in Conflict Settings Research Consultant
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2019 |
World Education, Cambridge, MA, USA Education for displacement youth in Ethiopia Research Consultant
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2018 |
RTI International, Nairobi, Kenya Evaluation of Tusome Early Grade Reading in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya Research Consultant
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2017-2018 |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva, Switzerland Global mapping of language issues for refugees Research Consultant
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2017 |
World Education, Cambridge, MA, USA Refugee education concept note development Research Consultant
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2014-2018 |
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA Diaspora Involvement in Educational Development in Conflict-Affected Settings Research Assistant to Sarah Dryden-Peterson
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2015-2017 |
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Philips Brooks House Association Research Assistant
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2015-2016 |
Save the Children-University Partnership (SUPER), Kigali, Rwanda Assessment of local literacy practices in Rwanda Research Fellow |
Service
Service to Profession
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2023- |
Program Co-Chair, Language Issues SIG, Comparative and International Education Society Member, Education, Conflict, and Emergencies SIG, Comparative and International Education Society |
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2022-
2020-2022 |
Reviewer for AERA International Studies SIG & Division G (Social Contexts in Education) Affiliate, REACH (Research, Education, and Action for Refugees) |
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2018- |
Reviewer for Journal of Education in Emergencies, Race and Social Problems, Language and Education, Comparative Education Review, Education and Conflict Review, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice; Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees; Anthropology and Education Quarterly |
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2019-2021 |
Awards Coordinator, Education, Conflict, and Emergencies SIG, Comparative and International Education Society |
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2018 |
Senior Editor, Harvard Educational Review |
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2016-2018 |
Co-Chair, Harvard Educational Review |
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2016-2017 |
Editor, Harvard Educational Review |
University Service
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2023- |
Organizer, Panel on the Academic Job Market for Doctoral Students, Boston College |
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2022- |
Member, Equity and Opportunity Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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2022-2023 |
Academic Advisor to Graduate Students, Education Policy Analysis & Human Development and Learning Departments, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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2019-2020 |
Faculty Advisor, Senior Thesis in Social Studies, Harvard College |
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2016-2020 |
Member, Research Doctorate Advisory Committee, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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2017 |
PhD representative to the Visiting Committee for Accreditation, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
Community Outreach
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2023- |
Board Member, MoveUp Global, Rwanda |
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2011- |
Founder & Director, Nkondo Enrichment Program, Rwanda |
Academic Publications
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Peer-Reviewed Publications |
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2024 |
Reddick, C. Concerted community engagement: Refugee education and parents’ daily acts of resistance. Social Sciences. |
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2024 |
Reddick, C. How educators navigate language ideology and pedagogy in refugee education. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2024.2318443 |
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Forthcoming |
Reddick, C. Language learning opportunities and challenges for refugee children and families. Handbook of Refugee Education: Comparative Perspectives, Innovations, and New Directions. |
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2023 |
Reddick, C. Who can participate, where, and how?: Implications of language-in-education policies and practices for refugee inclusion. Journal of Refugee Studies. fead009, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fead009 |
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2021 |
Reddick, C., & Chopra, V. Language considerations in refugee education: Languages for opportunity, connection, and roots. Language and Education, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2021.1983588 |
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2020 |
Piper, B., Dryden-Peterson, S., Chopra, V. & Reddick, C., Oyanga, A. Are Refugee Children Learning? Early Grade Literacy in a Refugee Camp in Kenya. Journal on Education in Emergencies. 5,(2), 70-107. |
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2019 |
Dryden-Peterson, S. & Reddick, C. “What I Believe Can Rescue That Nation”: Diaspora Working to Transform Education in Fragility and Conflict. Comparative Education Review, 63(2), 213-235. |
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2017 |
Dryden-Peterson, S. & Reddick, C. “When I am a President of Guinea”: Resettled Refugees Traversing Education in Search of a Future. European Education. 49(4), 253-275. DOI: 10.1080/10564934.2017.1344865 |
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Manuscripts in Submission |
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2023 |
Dryden-Peterson, S., Piper, B., Reddick, C., Chopra, V., & Oyanga, A. Navigating the Present and the Future: Language Choice in Refugee Education. |
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Manuscripts in Preparation |
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2023 |
Reddick, C. “When I go to meet my parents, which language am I going to speak with them?”: Language ideologies, mobile speech, and refugee children’s future-building in exile. |
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2023 |
Reddick, C. How decisions are made: Refugee education, isomorphism, and a funnelling toward English |
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2023 |
Reddick, C., Shepherd, D., Salem, H. & Jonathan, O. Power, Positionality, and Reciprocity in Comparative and International Education Research: Puzzles for emerging scholars |
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Book Chapters |
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2021 |
Reddick, C. & Dryden-Peterson. S. Refugee Education and Medium of Instruction: Tensions in Theory, Policy and Practice. In C. Benson & K. Kosonen (Eds.), Language Issues in Comparative Education: Policy and practice in multilingual education based on non-dominant languages. Boston: Brill Sense. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004449671 |
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Book Reviews |
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2019 |
Reddick, C. “The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom.” Harvard Educational Review, 88(4), 602-605. |
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2018 |
Reddick, C. “Learning as Development: Rethinking International Education in a Changing World.” Harvard Educational Review, 88, (2), 250-254. |
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2017 |
Reddick, C. “Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison [Book Review].” Harvard Educational Review, 87, (2), 297-300. |
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Other Publications |
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2023 |
Reddick, C. Teachers of Refugees: Toward an inclusive approach. NORRAG Policy Insights Publication on Refugee Teachers. https://www.norrag.org/policy-insights-launch-refugee-teachers-the-heart-of-the-global-refugee-response/ |
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2023 |
Reddick, C. “Ms. Isabel, Kampala, Uganda.” In Pedagogies of Belonging: Educators Building Welcoming Communities in Settings of Conflict and Migration. S. Dryden-Peterson and H. Mariën. (Eds). Refugee REACH, Harvard Graduate School of Education: Cambridge, www.reach.gse.harvard.edu. |
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2022 |
Reddick, C. Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Education in Emergencies (EiE): A Compendium of Vignettes for Research and Practice. In Mendenhall, M., Chopra, V., and Bazlen, R. (Eds). Teachers College, Columbia University. |
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2018 |
Dryden-Peterson, Sarah, Elizabeth Adelman, Sagra Alvarado, Katelin Anderson, Michelle J. Bellino, Ranya Brooks, Sayeda Unsa Shah Bukhari, Elizabeth Cao, Vidur Chopra, Zuhra Faizi, Ben Gulla, Dahlia Maarouf, Celia Reddick, Ben Scherrer, Elizabeth Smoake, and Elli Suzuki. “Inclusion of Refugees in National Education Systems. Background paper prepared for the Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Migration, Education, and Displacement.” Paris: UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report. |
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2017 |
Fried, S., Goldstine-Cole, K., Reddick, C., & Yoshizawa, L. “At the Nexus of Education and Incarceration: Four Voices from the Field.” Harvard Educational Review, 87(2), 260-277. |
Honors and Awards
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2023 |
Bridging the Gap Policy Outreach Award, American University |
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2023 |
Outstanding Dissertation Award, Language Issues SIG, Comparative and International Education Society |
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2023 |
Honorable Mention, Gail P. Kelly Dissertation Award, Comparative and International Education Society |
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2022 |
Travel Award, Council on Anthropology and Education/Studies in Educational Ethnography |
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2021 |
Dissertation Fellowship Award, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation |
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2021 |
Doctoral Professional Development Grant, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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2020 |
Doctoral Dissertation Grant, The International Research Foundation (TIRF) for English Language Education |
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2020 |
Merit Travel Grant, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) |
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2019 |
Honorable Mention, George Bereday Paper Award, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) |
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2020 |
Graduate Student Affiliate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |
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2020 |
Dissertation Research and Writing Grant, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |
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2020 |
Mid-Dissertation Grant, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |
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2020 |
Merit Research Fellowship, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
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2019, 2020 |
Professional Development Fund, Harvard University |
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2019 |
Course Enhancement Grant, African Studies Center, Boston University |
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2018 |
Sheldon Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University |
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2018 |
Doctoral Travel Grant, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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2018 |
Graduate Student Council Conference Grant, Harvard University |
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2006 |
Heideman Award for Contribution to the Student Body, Wesleyan University |
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2005, 2006 |
Blankanegal Prize for Excellence in German, Wesleyan University |