Dr. Brooke Culclasure has been with the Riley Institute for over 20 years. She oversees all research projects and strategic learning initiatives in the institute. Her research interests include Montessori education in the public sector, project-based learning, and innovative education models that support equitable outcomes for all children.

Dr. Culclasure also is a lecturer in the Politics and International Affairs Department at Furman University and an editorial board member for the Journal of Montessori Research. She has had recent publications in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education and the Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, and a book chapter in the Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education.

Dr. Culclasure holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond, master’s degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.