Samantha Monroe is a Junior Education Researcher at Alef Education. She holds a master’s degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Special Education from Marist College. While at Harvard, Samantha interned for Educate Lanka and the Center for Global Development, as well as worked with the KHDA in Dubai as a research consultant focused on assisting Students of Determination during COVID-19. She also received a Fulbright grant as an English Teaching Assistant to Malaysia for 2018, where she worked with secondary school students in Kangar, Perlis.