Ashley oversees the logistics of institute-sponsored, faculty-led research projects on entrepreneurship, economic development and global commerce. She consults on a variety of research tasks, including secondary research, literature searches, survey methodology support and database assistance.

She also serves as research director for the Kenan Scholars program, providing instruction on best practices in business research.

Ashley holds master’s degrees in library science and public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history from Indiana University.