Maggie Deagon

Maggie is a Research Associate whose years of direct work with students in both informal and formal settings inspire her to center students’ voices and visions of education transformation in her research and evaluation work. Prior to joining Rockman, Maggie taught English-language learners in the United States and abroad and has mentored middle school students on themes such as identity and healthy relationships. While pursuing her master’s at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she collaborated with high school student activists in the Massachusetts Department of Education’s Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students on a critical participatory action research project to illuminate students’ experiences with gender neutral bathrooms and encourage school culture change. Maggie has experience conducting formative and summative evaluations for social-emotional learning programs as well as providing consultation to nonprofits and public and private schools related to adolescent development and health literacy. When she is not working, you can find Maggie cooking food to share with friends and family, reading alongside her cat, or sketching out thoughts in her journal.