Research Associate
hmaluk@researchforaction.org
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Holly Plastaras Maluk is an anthropologist with experience working in non-profit, academic, and government settings. She received her doctorate in anthropology from Emory University in 2005, specializing in educational anthropology. Maluk’s dissertation research focused on race relations and cross-race friendships among students at two racially diverse public high schools in Nashville, TN, from 1999-2001. Her dissertation reflects her interest in embracing racial diversity and equity as an asset to schools and society. She has presented her dissertation findings at numerous academic conferences, including the 2003 Color Lines Conference at Harvard University. She has taught courses on ethnographic methods in education (Arcadia University), on the Anthropology of Friendship (Emory University), as well as résumé writing and career skills to high school students in Philadelphia. Maluk’s graduate training was supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Maluk is also a former legislative staffer for U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) in Washington, DC. At Research for Action, Holly is a team member for "Going Small," a study of public/private collaboration in creating small high schools in Philadelphia. She also contributes to the Learning from Philadelphia High School Reform project. These projects reflect Maluk’s ongoing scholarly interests in educational equity, public policy, and high school reform.
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