Steven Drake
Ph.D. in Educational Policy & Planning, The University of Texas at Austin, expected 2028
M.Ed. in Educational Policy & Planning, The University of Texas at Austin, 2024
B.A. in Spanish & Education, Trinity University, summa cum laude, 2022
Email: stm2527@my.utexas.edu
M.Ed. in Educational Policy & Planning, The University of Texas at Austin, 2024
B.A. in Spanish & Education, Trinity University, summa cum laude, 2022
Email: stm2527@my.utexas.edu
Steven Drake (he/him) is a first-generation Ph.D. student in Educational Policy and Planning and a native Texan from Dallas. His research examines LGBTQIA+ identities and policy in education. More specifically, he is interested in discourse that distinguishes (queer) students as "vulnerable" and queer adults (especially those in education) as "dangerous." For him, this discourse poses fundamental questions about queer belonging in education, the purposes of education, and how schools protect their students and teachers. Steven has presented his research at the American Educational Research Association and has a forthcoming chapter in a volume on drag pedagogies drawing theoretical connections between drag bans and anti-LGBTQIA+ education policy.
Steven holds an M.Ed. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT in addition to a B.A. in Spanish and Education from Trinity University where he graduated summa cum laude. For his doctoral studies, he was awarded a Graduate Mentoring Fellowship to support his research.
Steven holds an M.Ed. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT in addition to a B.A. in Spanish and Education from Trinity University where he graduated summa cum laude. For his doctoral studies, he was awarded a Graduate Mentoring Fellowship to support his research.
