Assistant Director for Higher Education Initiatives
Ashley Welch is the Assistant Director for Higher Education Initiatives for the UTeach Institute. She oversees UTeach program expansion, data collection, evaluation, and other initiatives in the higher education sphere. She is a UTeach graduate, and has spent more than 15 years serving in various roles with the UTeach Institute, including inaugural Site Coordinator, Lead Data and Evaluation Coordinator, and Manager of Site Support.
Ashley received her BA in Biological Anthropology from the University of Southern California, her MA in Biological Anthropology from Stony Brook University (SUNY) with an emphasis in primate behavior and conservation, and her secondary mathematics teaching certification from The University of Texas at Austin.