Josefina Senese

Welcome! I am a 5th-year PhD student in Educational Policy Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Go Terriers!

My research examines how school choice policies shape the educational trajectories of students with disabilities and multilingual learners. Drawing on longitudinal administrative data, I analyze how these students move across public and private schools, access services, and experience support across instructional settings.

In 2026–2027, I am an AERA–NSF Dissertation Fellow, a NYU Faculty First-Look Scholar, and a recipient of the AEFP Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award. I previously held a Fulbright Fellowship, the APPAM Excellence, Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, and a Margaret McNamara Education Grant.

Prior to joining BU Wheelock, I worked in Washington, DC, with the Office of Learning and Impact at the Inter-American Foundation and with The Trust for the Americas at the Organization of American States.

I hold an MA from the University of Notre Dame and a BA from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina).

I am on the 2026–2027 academic job market.