About me
Kailea Saplan (she/they) is a mixed-race scholar, teaching artist, and actor, originally from the island of Hawai’i. They hold bachelors’ degrees in Theatre and Philosophy at Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR), and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where they are currently pursuing their PhD in C&I with a doctoral minor in Education and the Performing Arts. Kailea’s research interests intersect informal education, arts learning, and educational justice, and in her work as a scholar and educator, she seeks to create anti-racist learning opportunities for young people. She works with CTM as a teaching artist, a community member of CTM’s EDI committee, and a co-founder of the ART Collective.
