She teaches courses on critical perspectives on education and qualitative research methods in the Educational Leadership for Social Justice EdD program. Her research focuses on preparing educators to work for social justice in classrooms and school systems and putting posthuman/materialist theories to work in educational research. Dr. Strom received her Ph.D at Montclair State University in Teacher Education and Teacher Development. She has published in multiple premier peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of Teacher Education, Teachers College Record, Educational Theory and Philosophy, and Equity and Excellence in Education. She is also the co-author of the book Becoming-Teacher: A Rhizomatic Look at First-Year Teaching (Sense, 2017). Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Kathryn was a history teacher and school leader in southern California.