Dr. Kate Allman Dr. Kate Allman is the Executive Director of Winston-Salem TEACH and a Research Associate Professor at Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University. She received her B.A. in English from Emory University and her M.Ed. in English Education from Wake Forest University. After teaching English in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, she received her Ph.D. in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed a Visiting Doctoral Fellowship at Oxford University (UK). Dr. Allman’s research interests include community-based approaches to teacher education, instructional coaching, and teacher professional development. She also has specialized expertise in holistic program evaluation, grant management, and institutional accreditation. Prior to coming to Wake, she served as a faculty member and administrator at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and Towson University. Dr. Allman possesses 15 years of higher education experience and has procured approximately $7.25 million in research grants, including one U.S. Department of Education grant and two National Science Foundation grants.