Ed.D. Directory

Cohort 7

Ashlee Kuhry-Larsen EDUCATION • M.A. in English Professional Writing Mount Mary University • B.A. in Comprehensive Creative Writing University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

ENROLLED • Cohort 7

LOCATION • Waukesha, Wis.

Ashlee Kuhry-Larsen has been teaching English/Language Arts in Wisconsin for the past 19 years. She earned a B.A. in Comprehensive Creative Writing and her teaching certification from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She later earned a M.A. in English Professional Writing with an emphasis in Creative Writing from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wis. She taught English and Language Arts at Oconomowoc High School for 11 years and has taught in the School District of Waukesha for the past eight years of her career. Ashlee started the first GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) at Oconomowoc High School in 2006, working to create an environment of safety and support for all students. Ashlee also took part there on a Building Leadership Team, working with Dr. Elise Frattura, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to break down barriers for marginalized students, particularly those who were economically disadvantaged. Creating an equitable learning environment has been at the cornerstone of Ashlee’s educational philosophy. Teaching in Waukesha moved Ashlee to further her learning in the field of social justice and racial equity. She has worked to create and pilot personalized learning programing, create a school Equity Team, facilitate diverse book studies, use culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices, and attend many professional learning opportunities through the Equity Literacy Institute, led by Paul Gorski. Ashlee continues to put her learning into practice teaching with a fully online charter school through the School District of Waukesha. She is currently working with a team to disrupt systems blocking student success and achievement with a focus on engaging students who struggle with mental health. Ashlee hopes to use her work in the Ed.D. program to create sustainable systemic change in K-12 education.

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