ABOUT

Ashley J. Cerasaro-Flanagan, a full-time graduate student and graduate teaching assistant at the University of Tennessee, was born in Hazleton, Pa., where she resided for 21 years. She lived in Bridgewater, N.J., for one year before relocating to Knoxville, Tenn., in August 2007.

Ashley interned at the “Weekender,” an alternative free weekly where she maintained two features of the publication “Agenda” and “Flicks,” wrote feature articles and created and implemented her own weekly column “Shop.” Upon completion of her internship, she was hired as a correspondent.

During her sophomore year, Ashley was selected to be on the editorial board of her college literary magazine, “Scop.” The following year, she was given the position of co-editor-in-chief and managed all aspects of two editions of “Scop.”

Along with her involvement with “Scop,” Ashley was employed as a writing tutor in the college writing center and as a student aide in both the Institutional Advancement Department and the Study Abroad and Honor’s Programs.

Ashley graduated magna cum laude from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in May 2006 where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English writing with a minor in mass communications. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science in communication and information with a concentration in journalism and electronic media at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.

She lives with her husband, Gerard, and their miniature dachshunds, Dolce and Calvin.