Sreyashi Jhumki Basu
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Sreyashi Jhumki Basu | |
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| Born | 1977 |
| Died | 2008 (aged 30–31) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University; Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Known for | science education |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | New York University |
| Thesis | How urban youth express critical agency in a 9th grade conceptual physics classroom (2006) |
Sreyashi Jhumki Basu (1977–2008) was a professor of Science Education at New York University who is best known for her work to encourage urban minority students to succeed through the study of science.[1]
Basu attended Stanford University, where she received a B.A. in Human Biology in 1998 and completed her doctorate in Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006. For her PhD thesis titled How urban youth express critical agency in a 9th grade conceptual physics classroom, she received the Outstanding Dissertation Award[2] in Division K (Science Education) from the American Educational Research Association.
Later in 2006 she joined NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development as an associate professor.[3]
Basu won the 2008 research fellowship from the Knowles Foundation for her work on the interpretation of democratic science pedagogy by new science teachers.[4]
Basu served as co-founder, acting assistant principal and science department chair at the New York City Department of Education School for Democracy and Leadership in Brooklyn, New York (2003-6).[5]
Castilleja School in Palo Alto awarded its Distinguished Alumni award to Dr. Basu in its centennial year and dedicated a garden in her memory.[6]
Death
Basu died in 2008 due to breast cancer.[7]
