Maddie Neufeld is a researcher and educator who focuses on what it means to teach inclusively.
Her research examines racist and ableist hauntings in spaces, times, and practices of teaching; by dwelling with these ghostly resonances she makes a cut into dominant narratives of teaching and works to imagine more affirmative possibilities for teaching otherwise. Neufeld is also engaged in research on the affective and embodied dynamics of teaching inclusively, teacher education for inclusive education, and post qualitative methodologies. Her dissertation won “The Outstanding Qualitative Research Dissertation Award” from the AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group.
Prior to joining the Barnard faculty, Neufeld was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Skidmore College and an Instructor in the Elementary Inclusive Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her doctorate from the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College. Neufeld has worked as a special education teacher in NYC public schools, as well as a supervisor to student teachers. She is committed to sustaining teachers and teaching rooted in practices of freedom.