Tarsha I. Herelle, PhD, is an assistant research scientist with the Everyone Graduates Center at the Center for Social Organization of Schools in the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Her research explores belonging, school connectedness, and how institutional policies, pedagogical practices, and learning environments shape the experiences of students and educators across educational contexts. In addition to publishing white papers and reports for local, state, and national institutions, her research appears in Race, Ethnicity, and Education, Anthropology and Education, and Education and Urban Society. Herelle is a former elementary and middle school educator.