Ananya Matewos

Ananya Matewos is a research manager at Wilder Research, where she leads applied research projects that support community-based organizations, foundations, and public agencies in addressing environmental and social justice issues. Her work focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies that promote equity and sustainability in local communities. She was previously an assistant professor of education at St. Norbert College and a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at Temple University College of Education, where she studied motivation and cognition at the intersection of teaching and learning, with a particular focus on social emotions in instructional interactions. She also taught special education in Minnesota public schools. Matewos earned her PhD in urban education policy from the University of Southern California.

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