Ashley Garrett

Instructor of English, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Ashley Garrett is from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and is an Instructor of English at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lindsey Wilson College and a Master of Arts in English/TESOL from Western Kentucky University. Her research interests focus on the lifelong learning and career experiences of first-generation college students, particularly adult learners from low-income and rural or Appalachian backgrounds. She is also interested in faculty training and leadership development in higher education. Ashley chose to pursue her doctorate at the University of Kentucky because of its strong academic reputation and its pivotal role in shaping postsecondary education in the state. She considers it an honor to study educational leadership at Kentucky’s flagship institution. In her limited free time, she enjoys cooking and painting. Fun facts: Ashley shares a birthday with Chuck Norris, learned to teach English as a second language at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Lackland Air Force Base, and worked as a technical editor for military missile defense system training manuals and lesson plans.