Samantha Oberman

Samantha Oberman is a current Learning Specialist at The Noble Academy in Chicago, and a graduate student at the Relay Graduate School of Education, where she is earning a Master’s degree in Teaching with an endorsement in Special Education. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University's School of Education & Social Policy with a B.S. in Human Development & Psychological Services, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Psychology. As an undergraduate student, Samantha wrote her Honors Thesis on the influence of human rights education on student empathy. She has been instrumental in the resource and curriculum development at Unsilence, a social justice education non-profit focused on elevating historically silenced stories of injustice and oppression. Specifically, she co-designed "Hidden," a collection of interactive experiences on Hidden Holocaust Histories for learning, commemoration, and empathy. She has also facilitated Holocaust education workshops both live and in the virtual setting across the country.