Kelly (she/they) is a current PhD student in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy Program at the University of Connecticut. Kelly received her bachelor’s degree in social work at Ohio University in 2016 then her Master of Arts in Higher Education at the University of Denver (DU) in 2018, after which they worked 3 years full-time as a Case Manager. At UConn, they have supported the coordination of the International and Comparative Advancement of Racial Equity for Social Justice (ICARE4Justice) Summer Summit, held at the ECHO Center for Diversity Policy, University of Connecticut, and the University of Nottingham. Kelly’s research interests include whiteness embedded in educational policy and how institutional agents invoke police to protect white interests.