Biography
As a scholar and educator, Ashley is committed to fostering inclusive and liberatory educational spaces. Her research centers on topics related to ethnic-racial identity, family and school ethnic-racial socialization, and culturally relevant education. Ashley’s recent scholarship focuses on the ways schooling experiences inform students’ and teachers’ ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness development. She also brings experience working alongside youth, teachers, and district administrators to cultivate culturally relevant educational practices and implement equity projects.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Human Development, Learning, and Teaching, Harvard University
- M.A., Education Policy, The George Washington University
- B.A., African American Studies, Yale University
Selected Publications
Sladek, M. R., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Neville, H. A., Ison, A., Martinez-Fuentes, S., Mason, P., Park, Y., Safa, M. D., Satterthwaite-Freiman, M., Soto-Shed, E., & Wantchekon, K. A. (2024). Professional development for providing time and opportunities for change in U.S. teachers’ ethnic-racial identity. Identity. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2024.2366892
Larbi-Cherif, A., Glazer, J., Ison, A. (2024) Continuous improvement in urban districts: Bringing environments back in. American Journal of Education, 130(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12494
Ison, A., Satterthwaite-Freiman, M., Sladek, M. R., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2023). The role of family ethnic socialization and generational status in White adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity development. Journal of Adolescent Research, 0(0).https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12494
Givens, J. R., & Ison, A. (2023). Toward new beginnings: A review of Native, White, and Black American education through the 19th century. Review of Educational Research, 93(3), 319–352. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543221105544
Sladek, M. R., Umaña‐Taylor, A. J., Hardesty, J. L., Aguilar, G., Bates, D., Bayless, S. D., Gomez, E., Hur, C. K. Ison, A....Vasquez, M. (2022). “So, like, it’s all a mix of one”: Intersecting contexts of adolescents’ ethnic‐racial socialization. Child development, 93(5), 1284-1303. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13756
McDermott, E. R., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Schaefer, D., Martinez-Fuentes, S., Co, L., Ison, A., Ryan, A., & Rivas-Drake, D. (2020). The structure of educational inequality: Adolescents’ access to parent education through friendship and its impact on academic outcomes. Social Development 31(1), 27-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12494