Tom Nachtigal

Tom Nachtigal is pursuing a PhD in international and comparative education at Stanford Graduate School of Education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law and international relations (magna cum laude), an LLM (cum laude) from Columbia Law School, and an EdM from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She plans to study how learning sciences promote education for human rights and democracy globally. As a lawyer, she practiced international law and human rights in both national and international arenas, including at various U.N. human rights committees. She received Columbia Law School’s Harlan Fiske Stone Honor for academic performance and, for her research on indoctrination to hatred and violence under international law, the Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law.