Published Work
For more education-related information, view my partial CV or sample lesson plans.
Published Work
- Samsa, Ashley Lauren. “Banned Books Can Be a Tool for Addressing Race.” Banned Books, edited by Marcia Amidon Lusted, Greenhaven Publishing, 2018, pp. 40–43.
- The Gentle Catalyst – Teaching Tolerance Magazine Feature Article, Issue Number 46: Spring 2014
Digital (Organized by Publication)
Bitch Magazine Blog
- Suburban Teen Girls Draft a List of their Favorite Feminist Celebrities – February 1, 2013
BlogHer
- It’s Not Can We Have it All, It’s Should We? – August 23, 2012
The Broad Side
- How Can Hillary Win the Teachers’ Vote? One Educator Says It Involves the “Village,” Not the Common Core – May 11, 2015
Care2 (updated weekly from April 2012-May 2014 – view all)
- 4 Easy Ways Schools Can Stop Rape Culture – February 12, 2013
- 5 Reasons School Shootings Make Me Want to Teach Even More – December 16, 2012
- I’m Boycotting Holiday Shopping, and You Can Too – December 10, 2012
- Is it Okay to End a Friendship Over Politics? – November 12, 2012
- Introducing Students to White Privilege – April 28, 2012
Education Week Teacher
Feminist Majority Foundation Choices Campus Blog
- Loud and Proud: I am a Feminist! – September 4, 2009
Feministe
- Feminist-Friendly Marriages on Television… Or Not – December 6, 2011
from two to one
- [Ashley Lauren] The Last Name Project – July 23, 2012
The Good Woman Project
- Babies Ruin Lives – June 14, 2012
Gender Across Borders (view all)
- What’s in a Name? To French Women, Everything – October 10, 2011
- Warning: Models in this image may not be as thin as they appear – July 5, 2011
- International Adoption – May 26, 2011
- Shame and Breast Cancer in Saudi Arabia – May 12,2011
The Guardian
- Americans are becoming numb to gun violence. For teachers, it’s all too real – Jaunary 23, 2014
- I welcome Common Core education standards, but let’s not forget creativity – September 3, 2013
- Keep the guns out of my classroom – August 23, 2013
- Enough with the teacher bashing. It’s not helping students or anyone else – July 11, 2013
- Say no to armed guards in schools – February 20, 2013
The Huffington Post
- 7 Billion Means You Can Stop Asking When I’m Having A Baby – November 3, 2011
In These Times
- Why My Students Don’t Need Armed Guards – January 31, 2013
The Mamafesto
- I Am, Most Definitely, Mad – November 29, 2011
- The Kid Argument – August 2, 2011
Ms. Magazine Blog
- The Women’s March on Washington Was as Educational as It Was Inspiring – January 31, 2017
- A Crafty Way to Support the Women’s March – January 11, 2017
- Julia Alvarez’s Loving Tribute to Haiti – May 14, 2012
- Women – And Men – Aren’t “Born” Teachers – December 23, 2011
- Warning: Models in This Image May Not Be as Thin as They Appear – July 5, 2011
Offbeat Empire
- Why I’m not letting tragedies stop me from having kids – Offbeat Families – May 16, 2013
- A high school English teacher on 5 books every teen should read – Offbeat Families – January 10, 2013
- The best decision I made in my marriage? Keeping my name. – Offbeat Bride – February 29, 2012
- Playing house is not my next adventure – Offbeat Home – January 4, 2012
Role/Reboot
- Teens Today No Longer Ask Each Other Out In Person… So What? – December 5, 2013
- Maybe I Do Want Kids, But It’s Really None Of Your Business – July 24, 2013
- A Collective Letter to Janine Kovac and an Apology – January 28, 2013
- How Can We Stop Comparing Ourselves to Others And Just Enjoy What We Have – January 14, 2013
- Boys Want to Bake, Too! – December 5, 2012
- Friendships Will Change As You Age Whether You Like It Or Not – October 14, 2012
- I’m Not Judging You For Changing Your Name – August 27, 2012
- My Breakup Ritual – August 24, 2012
- You Can Clean The House And Still Be A Feminist – August 2, 2012
- Real Roles interview – July 30, 2012
Teaching Tolerance
–Magazine Feature Article
- The Gentle Catalyst – Number 46: Spring 2014
–Blog Posts
- Discussing Sexual Harassment in the Classroom – November 30, 2017
- For My Students, the Women’s March is Just the Beginning – January 27, 2017
- The Benefits of Blended Learning – October 19, 2016
- Day of the Girl 2015 – October 8, 2015
- Girls in STEM Fields – May 13, 2015
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month – April 14, 2015
- Using Banned Books to Address Race in Class – September 22, 2014
- Defeating Sexism in Sports Culture – June 9, 2014
- Telling the Story of Privilege – February 10, 2014
- Saying No to Social Bullying – January 17, 2014
- A Modern Look at Banned Books Week – September 25, 2013
- Questioning My Own Practice – September 18, 2013
- ‘Persepolis’ in the Classroom Led to Understanding – May 23, 2013
- Building a Healthy Body Image Can Be Fun – March 27, 2013
- Respect the ‘Little Q’ in Your Class – March 14, 2013
- ‘Rape Culture’ Lives Close to Home – January 24, 2013
- Facebook Posts May Hurt College Plans – December 11, 2012
- Day of the Girl Inspires Student Action – October 18, 2012
- Celebrate Reading Freedom with a Banned Book – October 4, 2012
- Keeping Students Strong While We Stop Bullies – September 21, 2012
- After Tragedy, Rally Students for Change – August 9, 2012
- Personal Connections Empower Students – December 1, 2011
We Are Teachers
- These Women of Color Belong on Your High School Reading List – February 27, 2017
Interviews
diverge
- The Marriage Project, Reflection 31: “Being a married person that believes marriage shouldn’t be some exclusive club is quite powerful.” (Interview) – diverge – January 12, 2012
- This is What a Feminist Looks Like: Ashley (Interview) – The Mamafesto – August 16, 2011
Featured Blogger and Featured Posts
- One of the Top 10 Articles of 2013 on the Bitch Magazine Blog, December 2013
- Featured post on Jezebel, February 3, 2013
- Featured Writer on The OpEd Project’s Byline Blog, July 2012
- Featured Blogger on BlogHer’s Love & Sex page, July 2011
- Featured post on BlogHer’s Love & Sex page, July 2011
- Featured post on Blogher’s homepage, November 2010
From BlogHer, July 2011:
Previous blogs:
- Gender Across Borders, April 2011-April 2012
- Equality 101 (Now offline), January 2010-April 2011
- Witur (Now offline), 2009-2010