Adjunct Lecturer
Manijeh Hart is an educational consultant, youth advocate, and author. After graduating from Howard University with a BS in Psychology, she moved to Queens, New York to become a full-time elementary special education teacher earning an MA in Teaching from Queens College. During her time as an elementary school teacher, she led initiatives to bridge the gap between schools, parents, and the community.
Understanding the impact of ecological systems on youth, she has always advocated for a holistic and youth-centered approach to youth development. After 14 years, she left the classroom to pursue trauma-informed and healing-centered practices that support the whole child, their families, and the communities in which they live. In January 2020, Manijeh joined CUNY SPS an adjunct lecturer in the Youth Studies department. She is also the program coordinator for the SYEP Summer Bridge initiative where she works with a team to support high school graduates in connecting with youth at their sites and preparing for their freshman year of college.
She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from CUNY Graduate Center. Manijeh's research interests lie in culturally-relevant, culturally-responsive, and culturally-sensitive environments and pedagogy. Her dissertation focused on teachers' perception of African American English in the literacy classroom.