An education expert witness specializing in K–12 school climate and safety with more than 20 years of professional experience working in and with schools on issues involving safety, access, equity, and diversity. This expert’s professional background combines classroom teaching, academic research, and education policy analysis focused on the conditions that affect student well-being and safety in elementary and secondary school environments. Their work examines bullying, harassment, peer harassment, and discrimination in K–12 settings, with particular attention to gender and sexual diversity and the ways school policies and practices influence student experiences.

Early professional experience includes 5 years as a high school teacher, providing direct classroom experience with student development, school policies, and behavioral issues affecting school climate. Building on this foundation, the expert’s research and professional work address bullying prevention, harassment policies, and school safety practices, along with the broader issues of access, equity, and diversity in K–12 education. Their work often evaluates how school disciplinary frameworks, administrative decision-making, and institutional policies shape student safety, educational access, and equitable school environments.

In addition to teaching experience, this expert has held faculty and academic leadership roles involving research development, program oversight, and student affairs responsibilities related to education and social policy. These responsibilities have included directing research initiatives and contributing to academic programs focused on school climate, student safety, and educational equity, as well as mentoring students and researchers studying issues affecting K–12 school communities.

The expert’s scholarly contributions include authorship or editorial roles for four books addressing gender, bullying, and sexualities in schools, along with numerous academic articles and book chapters examining harassment, discrimination, and safety issues affecting students. This work addresses how schools respond to bullying and harassment, how policies influence school climate, and how educational systems address issues of gender diversity and student inclusion. Credentials include Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Academic training also includes graduate and undergraduate education in fields related to education and social policy.