Laura Kalmes
Visiting Assistant Professor
Educational Admin& Foundations
- About
- Education
Current Courses
413.001Critical Social Theory & Resistant Knowledge Projects
228.001Social Foundations Of Education
228.002Social Foundations Of Education
Teaching Interests & Areas
Critical theory, culturally-sustaining pedagogy, school-to-prison pipeline, policy analysis, trauma-informed care in schools
Research Interests & Areas
Kalmes’s academic interests broadly encompass critical education theory; educational policy analysis; and critically democratic research, policies, and practices in education. More specifically, her research focuses on educational equity, curriculum, theory, cultural studies, the politics of knowledge, and grassroots educational organizing.
PhD Education Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison