Education doctoral student champions building resilience for Kentucky youth

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2025) — Throughout her educational journey at the University of Kentucky, Hannah Edelen has gained valuable perspective from embracing unique roles along the way.  

The Springfield, Kentucky, native traveled more than 60,000 miles across the Commonwealth as Miss Kentucky 2022 and has served as a middle school teacher, children’s author, elected school board member and advocate. Each experience has enriched her doctoral work by helping drive the questions she seeks to answer through her research and studies in the UK College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, where she earned her Master of Education in 2022. Read full story here.