Dr. Ashley Cureton

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ashley E. Cureton is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's School of Social Work, with a robust focus on forced migration and international social work. She aims to identify culturally specific interventions and policies that improve outcomes for refugee and migrant children and families. With over a decade of research and practice experience, Cureton has engaged in community-based participatory research globally, providing support to vulnerable populations in various countries, including Uganda, South Africa, and Lebanon. She has a PhD and a master's degree from the University of Chicago, and has collaborated with institutions and organizations to address the unique needs of refugee groups. Her research interests span quantitative and qualitative methods, urban education, and refugee policy, and she has published extensively in leading academic journals. Recognized for her outstanding contributions, she received several awards, including the Diverse Issues in Higher Education Emerging Scholar Award and the Teacher of the Year Award at the U-M School of Social Work.

Research Interests

Experience

Visiting Scholar

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education • Philadelphia, PA

Research and collaboration on education and refugee populations.

Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow

2021-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

Focused on social work and sociology education.

Awards

#2025

Emerging Scholar Award

2025-01-01
#2022

Teacher of the Year

2022-01-01

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science