About
Sebastian Burkholdt is the Assistant Director of the Intensive English Program. He is responsible for the strategic development of the program, building partnerships on campus and beyond, budget planning, outreach, and recruitment. Sebastian also teaches English courses.
In December 2022, Sebastian graduated with a Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Practice with an emphasis in Social Studies Education from UGA’s Mary Frances Early College of Education. For his dissertation, he conducted research with ambitious high school history teachers about the influence of transformative learning and identity on the development of teachers’ goals, purposes, and teaching approaches.
Education
- Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Practice, University of Georgia, 2022
- Certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, University of Georgia, 2022
- First State Examination for Teaching at Secondary Schools in Germany, University of Bamberg, Germany, 2014
- M.A. in German Language and Literature, University of Georgia, 2012