Kelley P. Spence, PhD.

Compassionate, creative, student-focused instructor, academic facilitator, and motivational teen advisor and coach. Passionate education advocate focused on optimizing the student experience within the school system through collaboration, inclusivity, developing resilience, kindness, positive student engagement, a sense of belonging, and socio-emotional well-being. Competent performing independently or as member of teaching team. Uniquely trained to provide students applicable life skills, stress management techniques, and a variety of socio-emotional tools to thrive within and outside of the classroom and enhance their overall school and life experiences.

• Research: - Dissertation (2022): The Voice of Students: A phenomenological study examining public-school education through the perspective of current high school students.
• Student Mentor - Personally advised high school aged students with wellness strategies, self-empowerment tools and various well-being applications to successfully navigate high school and beyond.
• Conducted multiple research studies and successfully wrote dozens of scientific-based research papers while in graduate school furthering the application of wellness and life skill tools focused specifically for adolescents.