{"id":51,"date":"2026-03-03T08:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:49:55","slug":"whoweare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/whoweare\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Center Co-Directors<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-48 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/laura-jimenez\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/LauraJime\u0301nezHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Laura Jim\u00e9nez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Co-Director &#8211; Center for Educating Critically, Senior Lecturer<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-57 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/davena-jackson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"136\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/JacksonHeadshot.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Davena Jackson<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Co-Director &#8211; Center for Educating Critically, Assistant Professor of Urban Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Center Members<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-68 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/betsy-beckert\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/BeckertHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Betsy Beckert<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Fellow \u2013 Center for Educating Critically<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-61 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/aaron-brakoniecki\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/AaronBrakoniecki-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Aaron Brakoniecki<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director of Administration &#8211; Center for Educating Critically, Program Director &#038; Senior Lecturer &#8211; Mathematics Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-64 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/erica-caasi\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/CaasiHeadshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Erica Caasi<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director of Community Engagement &#8211; Center for Educating Critically, Clinical Assistant Professor &#8211; Early Literacy<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Affiliate Colleagues<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-82 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/centerforeducatingcritically\/profile\/eric-cordero-siy\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/centerforeducatingcritically\/files\/2026\/03\/CorderoSiy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Eric Cordero-Siy<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Clinical Assistant Professor &#8211; 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