She has a MATESOL from American University in Washington, DC and a Ph.D. in teacher education from The University of Florida. Dr. Kuhel has taught, designed, and administered programs for English learners in the United States and Brazil. At KSU she served as TESOL Graduate Program Coordinator from 2005-2010 and was lead on development of the three graduate TESOL programs. She continues to collaborate with colleagues in surrounding school districts and across the college of education and university in the areas of ESOL and culturally and linguistically responsive teaching for all P-12 students.