Name:
Dr. Kinsey Simone
Contact Information
Title:
Assistant Professor
Department:
Curriculum & Instruction
Email Address:
Phone:
Office:
Bartoo Hall, Rm. 310 / Box 5042
About
Dr. Kinsey Simone is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator specializing in quantitative methods, research design, and program evaluation. Her work integrates data-driven inquiry with human-centered, community-engaged approaches, with a focus on mental health, trauma-informed practice, and systems-level change in education.
She is the founder and director of Mad Topics: Symposia & Praxis in Education, a framework launched in 2024 that bridges research, lived experience, and public engagement to challenge mental health stigma and advance inclusive approaches to knowledge production. The initiative has been nominated for the Grawemeyer Award in Education and has engaged over 1,000 participants through symposia and collaborative projects, with international partnerships in China and Slovenia.
Dr. Simone serves as Chair of the Educational Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) of the American Evaluation Association. Her research and evaluation work spans international contexts, including collaborations in China, Slovenia, Russia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Philippines.
Her teaching emphasizes making quantitative research accessible, applied, and meaningful, with a focus on methodological rigor, critical reflection, and inclusive research design.
Degrees and Certifications
- PhD, Program Planning & Evaluation, Tennessee Tech University
- MA, Curriculum & Instruction, Tennessee Tech University
- BA, English, Tennessee Tech University
Teaching, Research, and Professional Interest
- Quantitative research methods and design
- Program evaluation and impact assessment
- Predictive modeling in education and human services
- Trauma-informed, equity-driven pedagogy (Mad Topics framework)
- Inclusive education systems and policy
- Global and cross-cultural education research and praxis
- Mental health literacy and lived experience in research design
- Integration of behavioral insight and artificial intelligence
- Emotional and social intelligence training for AI industry leadership
- Interdisciplinary approaches to systems change
- Music, creativity, and arts-based research methods
- Community-engaged and practice-based research collaborations