Dr. Kayla Bill

Assistant Professor

1205K Stone Building

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Dr. Kayla Bill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Her research uses mixed methods to study (i) how political dynamics shape education policy processes and outcomes, and (ii) how we can craft education policies that are responsive to the problems that drive them. Her current work addresses these questions in the areas of school desegregation, teacher shortages and diversity, and state policy implementation. Dr. Bill earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland. She also holds an M.S. in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science from Syracuse University.

About Anne's College

The roots of FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences date back to the university’s establishment, and it is the oldest college of its kind in Florida. Recently expanded in 2023, the College is home to six academic departments united through a common goal to maximize human potential. In total, the College includes the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, Department of Human Development & Family Science, Department of Sport Management, School of Teacher Education, numerous research centers, and three laboratory schools (Florida State University School, FSU Pembroke Pines Charter School, and The Collegiate School at FSU Panama City). In 2024, the college was named after alumna and teacher Anne Spencer Daves.

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