Clara Lee Brown is an associate professor in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

She teaches ESL methods, assessment and evaluation, multilingualism and multiculturalism, ESL practicum, trends and issues in education, and accommodating CLD students in the mainstream.

Her research interests include enhancing the academic language proficiency of English language learners through content area learning and accessibility and engagement issues in large-scale statewide testing programs.