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Heloisa Micheletti Alvarez is pursing a master’s degree at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education with a concentration on human development and psychology. Her proposed plan of study will focus on preventive interventions for child development. Previously, she worked in Brazil in the health division of the military police force of Rio de Janeiro and in the public health system of São Paulo. Upon completing her undergraduate work in psychology at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, she received a degree in child and adolescent mental health with a specialization in psychoanalytical theory from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Rosabelli Coelho is currently pursuing her master’s in public administration at the Kennedy School of Government. She will focus her studies in public management, as well as economic and political development. Coelho was secretary of housing and urbanism of the City of Petrolina (2003-04) and then coordinator of the international office and assistant to the president of PUC-Campinas (2004-07). This year, she received a master’s degree in urbanism, with a thesis on housing policy and electoral politics, from PUC-Campinas; in 1999 she received an undergraduate degree in architecture and urbanism from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Recife.

Marc Gidal is currently a doctoral student of ethnomusicology in the Department of Music. His dissertation explores the regionally distinct music of the Umbanda religion as it is practiced in Southern Brazil. Gidal’s academic adviser is Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music Ingrid Monson.

Stephanie King is currently a doctoral student at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with a concentration in environmental chemistry. Her project investigates the effects of gaseous emissions from Amazonian rainforest trees on the formation of atmospheric particles and cloud droplets. King’s academic adviser is Scot T. Martin, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry.

Danyela Moron is pursuing a master’s in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government. Her proposed plan of study will focus on reducing poverty through promoting collaboration between social entrepreneurs and government actors. Previously she was at the Brazil Foundation in New York, where she worked for three years. In 2002, she received an undergraduate degree in business administration from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo.

Teresa Pontual is currently pursuing a master’s in international education policy at the Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on refining the processes for developing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating social policies, particularly education policies.

Carlos Eduardo de Sousa is currently a student in the master’s program for risk and prevention at the Graduate School of Education. His work focuses on educational research that analyzes social interventions programs designed to improve education and the health of youth, especially from low-income areas. His interests are focused on leadership in educational policy and organizations. In 2006, he received his bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo.

Fabio Tran is currently pursuing a master’s in public administration at the Kennedy School of Government concurrent with a master’s in business administration at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University). His proposed plan of study focuses on fostering growth and development in developing economies through hybrid public-private solutions. Previously, he worked for five years for A.T. Kearney Management Consultants, supporting government and private companies in strategic and finance issues in South America. He also worked for Solo Corp., a Brazilian venture capital fund.

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