Ashley Woo (she/​her) is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research interests include educational equity, supporting the learning experiences of students from historically minoritized groups, educator recruitment and retention, the diversity of the educator workforce, social and emotional learning, and instructional systems that support teaching and learning.

Her recent work at RAND has focused on the policies and practices that enhance educator well‐​being and retention, the characteristics of coherent instructional systems, and the impacts of political polarization on educators’ working conditions and instructional practices.

Prior to joining RAND, Woo was an elementary school teacher. She has a PhD in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School and a BA in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley.