DR. ASHLEY SMITH

Director, Teacher Education and Field Experiences
Professor of Education

Dr. Ashley Smith joined Lee’s Helen DeVos College of Education in 2005 as the director of Field Experiences and the following year began directing the Teacher Education Program.

Prior to his arrival at Lee, Smith served as the supervisor of middle grades and grants for the Cleveland City School System and as principal of Cleveland Middle School for eighteen years.

Smith has served in numerous professional organizations and on state education committees, and he currently serves as the South Regional Trustee for the National Middle School Association and as a board member of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools. He holds an EdD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, an MS from Middle Tennessee State University, and a BS from the University of Florida.