Kimberly Kalaja is an award-winning playwright, author, screenwriter, and Fulbright.

She is the writer, director, and producer of the short film "The Lesson."

Kimberly has served on the faculty of Princeton University, NYU, & California State University, where her focus was in graduate education programs in the U.S. Prison System. She was a Visiting Professor at the University of Tirana (Albania) during her Fulbright year.