Professor Sreyashi Jhumki Basu died on December 16, 2008 at age 31, following a
fierce battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Jhumki, as she was known to her friends and colleagues, attended Stanford University,
where she received a B.A.in Human Biology in 1998. She completed her doctorate in
Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006, and joined New
York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
She was promoted to associate professor at NYU in October 2008.
Jhumki was awarded the 2008 research fellowship from the Knowles Foundation for
her work on "How New Science Teachers Interpret and Enact Democratic Science
Pedagogy."
fierce battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Jhumki, as she was known to her friends and colleagues, attended Stanford University,
where she received a B.A.in Human Biology in 1998. She completed her doctorate in
Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006, and joined New
York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
She was promoted to associate professor at NYU in October 2008.
Jhumki was awarded the 2008 research fellowship from the Knowles Foundation for
her work on "How New Science Teachers Interpret and Enact Democratic Science
Pedagogy."
"How can science educators engage minority youth?" View the video of Jhumki Basuu |
Jhumki was on the founding staff of the School for Democracy and Leadership in Brooklyn, New York, where
she also served as acting assistant principal, science department chair, and mentor for new teachers.
Jhumki taught Science at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California, and at the Renaissance School in
Queens, New York. At Castilleja, she was on the staff of its Bridge program for under-privileged children,
and the school awarded its Distinguished Alumni award to Jhumki in its centennial year, 2008.
she also served as acting assistant principal, science department chair, and mentor for new teachers.
Jhumki taught Science at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California, and at the Renaissance School in
Queens, New York. At Castilleja, she was on the staff of its Bridge program for under-privileged children,
and the school awarded its Distinguished Alumni award to Jhumki in its centennial year, 2008.
Jhumki conducted research on access and equity for urban minority youth in
science.She was involved in many projects that examined the pedagogical
philosophies and toolkits of physics graduate teaching assistants. She developed
support structures to help under-represented undergraduates succeed in physics.
She worked closely with Science Education students, mentored them in their research
and received several prestigious awards during her career.
Jhumki's undergraduate thesis at Stanford, "Targeting Children in Crisis: The Health of
Street Children in Urban, Post-Communist Russia", included several winter months on
the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg interviewing homeless children and
presenting outreach findings to UNICEF, Geneva.
Jhumki was a key participant in the Physics Emasondosondo (Physics-on-the-move),
outreach visits to high schools in townships of Gauteng Province of South Africa to
develop Physics curricula.
science.She was involved in many projects that examined the pedagogical
philosophies and toolkits of physics graduate teaching assistants. She developed
support structures to help under-represented undergraduates succeed in physics.
She worked closely with Science Education students, mentored them in their research
and received several prestigious awards during her career.
Jhumki's undergraduate thesis at Stanford, "Targeting Children in Crisis: The Health of
Street Children in Urban, Post-Communist Russia", included several winter months on
the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg interviewing homeless children and
presenting outreach findings to UNICEF, Geneva.
Jhumki was a key participant in the Physics Emasondosondo (Physics-on-the-move),
outreach visits to high schools in townships of Gauteng Province of South Africa to
develop Physics curricula.
| Jhumki receives her PhD from Columbia University in May 2006 |
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