Dr. Kathryn E. Wiley is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. She is an expert in school discipline, climate, and safety, with a focus on race and educational opportunity. She uses multiple methods and a historical lens to understand contemporary education policies in the context of longstanding, racialized inequalities. Dr. Wiley’s research has been published in American Educational Research Journal, Educational Administration Quarterly, Race Ethnicity and Education, and The Urban Review.