Biography
Clay Kontulis is a project manager at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), where he supports research projects focused on literacy coaching, teacher observation, and English language arts (ELA) instruction.
Before joining CASTL, Kontulis gained experience in elementary education as an apprentice teacher at Greenwich Country Day School and New Canaan Country School in Connecticut. He subsequently earned his master's degree in elementary education from Vanderbilt University and taught fourth-grade ELA in Nashville, Tennessee. While completing his reading education certificate at the University of Virginia, Kontulis also worked with Julie Cohen's TeachSim Lab, supporting research on teacher preparation and development.
Education
Certificate, University of Virginia, 2026
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, 2023
B.A., Princeton University, 2019