Ashley J Carey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Office Location
Isabelle Farrington College of Education & Human Development
West Campus West Building W3F302
Educational & Literacy Leadership
West Campus West Building W3F302
Ashley Carey studies the influence of social and political factors on K-12 schooling and explores how well-intentioned policies can exacerbate educational inequities. Dr. Carey’s work has been featured in peer-reviewed journals including AERA Open, and Education and Urban Society, as well as in popular outlets including the Hechinger Report and the Washington Post.
At Sacred heart, Dr. Carey teaches and mentors doctoral students in the Department of Educational Literacy & Leadership. Outside of the university, Dr. Carey is a research affiliate of the Beyond Test Scores Project at UMass Amherst. She also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Education at Boston University.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ph.D., Leadership in Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- M.Ed., Community Engagement, Merrimack College
- BFA, Painting, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Awards & Fellowships
- Just Education Policy Fellow, 2021
University of Georgia Mary Frances Early College of Education, the Michigan State University College of Education, the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, the Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles, & the Penn State College of Education Center for Education and Civil Rights - College of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2021
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Research Interests
- Education policy
- Inequities in education
- Educational leadership
- Public perceptions of schooling