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Dr. Laura Kalmes

Assistant Professor
Educational Admin& Foundations
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 329
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Current Courses

EAF 512.001 Advanced Topics: Research Methodology

EAF 512.002 Advanced Topics: Research Methodology

EAF 228.001 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 228.002 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 526.001 Critical Race Theory In Education

EAF 526.001 Critical Readings in Educational Foundations

EAF 228.001 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 228.003 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 228.009 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 228.011 Social Foundations Of Education

EAF 228.014 Social 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