Dr. Beth Hatt received her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in an interdisciplinary program titled, Culture, Curriculum, and Change, and her undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology with emphases on education and child development from Indiana University-Bloomington. Her background in education includes teaching incarcerated youth, alternative high schools, and specialized training in TEACCH, a program focused on meeting the needs of students with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Hatt's research interests center 1) the cultural production of smartness and identity, 2) restorative practices and leadership, 3) the school to prison pipeline and 4) funds of knowledge curriculum development. She has been a fellow of the Spencer Foundation and a recipient of two Fulbright-Hays grants to Mexico. Dr. Hatt has published in top-tier journals such as the American Educational Research Journal, Race, Ethnicity, and Education, and The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Her research has been widely cited and she has been highly sought after to provide professional development P-20 on culturally responsive and equity based educational practice.