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Kelly Allen

Assistant Professor

Kelly Allen

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Research. Counseling & Curriculum

Bio

Kelly R. Allen, Ph.D earned her B.S. in Urban Social Studies Education, M.A. in Urban Social Studies Education, and PhD in Urban Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Guided by perspectives grounded in critical race theory and trap feminism, Kelly’s research examines hip-hop education as a liberatory praxis. Ultimately, Kelly aims to illuminate the pervasiveness of anti-Blackness in education and center the experiences and perspectives of Black students, teachers, and communities.

Education

  • Ph.D., Urban Education, PhD w/ emphasis in curriculum and instruction University of Wisconsin - Milw, 2022

  • MS, Urban Education, PhD w/ emphasis in curriculum and instruction University of Wisconsin - Milw, 2018

  • CER, Education, Other University of Wisconsin - Milw, 2017

  • BS, Urban Social Studies University of Wisconsin - Milw, 2015

Awards & Honors

  • Article of the Year Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2022

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • EDEI 8162

    Adv Prin - Pedagogy & Learning

  • EDCI 7364

    Improving Instruction

  • EDUC 7010

    Urban Ed Policy and Practice

Teaching Interests

Kelly enjoys teaching courses that examine issues of race, justice, and equity in education.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • A Historical Overview of Pedagogies and Perspectives on Hip Hop Education, 2024
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • Interrogating your Positionality and Leveraging Hip-Hop to Decolonize Education, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • “And they got us warring for our freedom”: Towards a TrapCrit Perspective on Social Studies Education, 2024
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • “Take another route ‘cause we ain’t scared in the south”: Lessons from Hip-Hop to Social Studies Educators Amid Bans on Critical Race Theory in the Classroom, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A Closing Reflection: Rest as Resistance in Critical Equity-Oriented Work, 2023
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

Research Interests

Kelly's research explores pedagogical and curricular implementations of hip-hop education. Kelly is specifically interested in how race and racism influence the implementation of hip-hop in educational spaces. Guided by perspectives grounded in critical race theory and trap feminism, Kelly’s research examines hip-hop education as a liberatory praxis. Ultimately, Kelly aims to illuminate the pervasiveness of anti-Blackness in education and center the experiences and perspectives of Black students, teachers, and communities.

Department Service

  • Committee Member, Online EdD in Educational Leadership Planning, COEHD Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum 2024 - Present

  • Search Committee Chair, Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, Curriculum Studies, or Research, COEHD Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum QIC Search 2024 - Present

  • Search Committee Member, Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, Curriculum Studies, or Research, COEHD Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum 2024 - Present

  • Search Committee Member, Open Rank Professor of Educational Foundations, Curriculum Studies, or Research, COEHD Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum 2024 - Present

  • Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum Search Committee 2023 - 2023

    Role: Committee Chair

College Service

  • Curriculum Committee Member 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Georgia Aspiring Educators Organization 2023 - 2024

    Role: Faculty Advisor

  • 2023 - 2023

  • COEHD Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee 2023 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

  • COEHD Faculty Assembly 2023 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Impacting Student Learning Conference, Augusta University COEHD 2024 - Present

  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Impacting Student Learning Conference, Augusta University COEHD 2024 - Present

  • Faculty Advisor, Georgia Aspiring Educators Organization, Augusta University 2024 - Present

  • Invited Speaker, Authors Reception, Augusta University Libraries 2024 - Present

  • Judge, Augusta University Undergraduate Research and Fine Arts Conference 2024 - Present

Professional Service

  • American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Conference Paper

  • American Educational Studies Association 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Conference Paper

  • College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Conference 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Conference Paper

  • Critical Educators for Social Justice SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Curriculum Inquiry 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article