Anita Caduff

Welcome!

My name is Anita Caduff (she/ her), and I graduated with a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California San Diego in June 2023. My dissertation was titled Immigrant-Origin Middle School Students in the U.S. and Switzerland: A Cross-National Case Study Comparing Contexts of Reception, Social Capital, and Vocational Aspirations. For this cross-national and mixed methods dissertation, I studied immigrant-origin middle school students’ educational experiences and social networks and how those shape their opportunities and aspirations in the United States and Switzerland. 

I am dedicated to better understanding how education can and should be transformed towards more equitable access and outcomes for all learners. This dedication is the foundation for my teaching and research, focusing on (1) immigrant-origin adolescents and multilingual learners, and (2) social networks and leadership at the intersection of research, policy, and practice, including networks around research evidence, knowledge mobilization, and knowledge brokers'  strategies. 

I leverage qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods; comparative and cross-national study designs; and use social network analysis.   

I was born and raised in Switzerland, where I graduated with a B.A. and an M.A. in Teaching at Secondary School Level 1 (7th to 9th grade) from the University of Fribourg. I worked as a middle school teacher in Switzerland, as a German language teacher in the United States, and volunteered in a kindergarten, a daycare, and a middle school in Togo.