Alesha Gayle

Dr. Alesha Gayle is a Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). Her research focuses on digital literacy, race in digital spaces, and how educators and students navigate online interactions. With over 20 years of teaching experience in high-needs urban schools, she explores the intersection of technology, education, and social justice.

Dr. Gayle's work examines how race impacts web use, particularly in educational contexts, and how online participatory culture shapes transformative access and protest rhetoric. She connects composition, literacy, and urban teacher education to address interdisciplinary questions about Internet research.

Her professional background includes roles as an editor, journalist, and curriculum developer. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided information.