Greenspon Center Holocaust Pedagogy Certification Program

Dr. Christine Beresniova is lead educational consultant for our Greenspon Holocaust Pegagogy Certification Program. She is a sociocultural anthropologist specializing in education policy and teacher practice. She is currently the lead educational consultant with Queens University in Charlotte, NC overseeing the development of their first-ever Holocaust education pedagogy program at the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center. Prior to this, Dr. Beresniova served as the Director of Education at J Street, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust, and Education Program Coordinator at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her book Holocaust Education in Lithuania: Community, Change, and the Making of Civil Society won a notable mention from the Association of Baltic Studies in 2018. She has published articles about education, culture, and public policy in numerous outlets, including European Education, David Magazine, and Tablet. She received fellowships and grants from the Mandel Center for Holocaust Studies at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Fulbright Association, among others. She has a Ph.D. in Education Policy from Indiana University and an M.A. in International Education from the George Washington University. More at: www.beresniova.com