Micaela E Stafford
Education
Doctor of Education, Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, (Expected 2029)
Master of Arts in Art, Education, and Community Practice, New York University, 2025
Master of Arts in Teaching, Urban Education and Social Justice, University of San Francisco, 2024
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Emphasis in Critical Diversity and Social Justice, University of San Francisco, 2019
Associates of Arts in Sociology, Folsom Lake College, 2018
Research Interests
Murals as sites of memory, resistance, and learning
Arts Based Education
Public art
Abolitionist Teaching
Art education as a tool for social justice and critical consciousness
Community based and place based learning
Identity Centered Pedagogy
Teaching Experience
Visual Arts Teacher, New York City Public Schools, 2024-present
Elementary School Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District, 2022-2024
Elementary School Teacher, Hawaii State Department of Education, 2020-2022
Fellowships
Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellow, San Mateo County Office of Education, 2023-2024
DWJ Policy Leaders Education Fellow, Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment (TILE) / Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA), 2022
Social and Environmental Justice Fellow, National Equal Justice Association, 2019
Pell University Fellow, JFCS Holocaust Center, 2018-2019
Grants
Diversity, Community, and Social Justice Committee Micro-grant, Art & Humanities Department, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2026
Scholarships & Awards
TC Changemaker Award, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2026
Study Abroad Scholarship, Center for African Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2026
Innovating Education Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2025
Rayburn Clark Scholarship, New York University, 2024
Global Study Scholarship, New York University, 2024
O’Shea Foundation Endowment Professional Leadership Scholarship, University of San Francisco, 2023 & 2024
Golden State Teacher Grant, California Student Aid Commission, 2022
Corps Member Scholarship/Award, Teach For America (Hawaii), 2020
P. Gmelch Endowment Scholarship, University of San Francisco, 2019
USF Academic Scholarship, University of San Francisco, 2018 & 2019
Bernard Oscar Scholarship, Folsom Lake College, 2018
California Retired Teachers Association Scholarship, California Retired Teachers Association, 2018
Selected Speaker, Celebration of Excellence and Achievement for Students of African Descent, Los Rios Community College District, 2018
Certifications
Visual Arts Teaching Credential, New York State Education Department
Childhood Education Teaching Credential, New York State Education Department
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Project-Based Learning Certificate, PBL Works
CPR Certification