Division A supports an examination of sources and types of PK-12 educational leadership, including school and district leaders and other formal and informal leaders inside and outside schools, and the effects of leadership on educational institutions and their staff and their effects on student learning and other outcomes. Division A is committed to supporting scholarly publications, training, fellowships, and meetings to advance research in the field of educational organization, leadership, and school reform; to disseminating knowledge; and to improving the capacity of the profession to enhance the public good.
Vice President
Detra D. Johnson
University of Houston
ddjohns6@central.uh.edu
Secretary
Sonya Hayes
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
shayes22@utk.edu
Equity, Inclusion, and Action Committee Co-Chairs (2024-2025)
Chair
Amanda Jo Cordova
North Dakota State
amanda.j.cordova@ndsu.edu
Co-Chair
Liliana Castrellon
San Jose State University
Early-Career Mentoring (2024-2025)
April Peters-Hawkins
apetersh@central.uh.edu
Se Woong Lee
University of Missouri-Columbia
sewoong.lee@missouri.edu
Graduate Student Representatives (2024-2025)
Senior Representative
Ayse Nur Gurdal
William & Mary
agurdal@wm.edu
Junior Representative
Ben Lebovitz
University of Wisconsin-Madison
balebovitz@wisc.edu
Division A Newsletter Team (2024-2025)
Co-Editors:
Elizabeth Gil
Fordham University
egil1@fordham.edu
Jennifer Watters
The University of Texas at Tyler
Co-Associate Editors:
Meagan Richard
Old Dominion University
Alison Wilson
University of Arkansas
alisonw@uark.edu
Program Chair (2024-2025)
Melissa Martinez
Texas State University
Mm224@txstate.edu
Program Co-Chair (2024-2025)
Kelly Brown
Lamar University
kbrown76@lamar.edu
Section Chairs (2024-2025)
Section 1: Leadership
Priya Goel La Londe
University of Hong Kong
pgll@hku.hk
Jia Grace Liang
Kansas State University
gliang15@k-state.edu
Section 2: School Organization & Effects
Leslie Locke
Minnesota State University
leslie.locke@mnsu.edu
Section 3: School and District Improvement
Bryan VanGronigen
University of Delaware
Section 4: School Contexts and Communities
Gwendolyn Baxley
University of Buffalo
gsbaxley@buffalo.edu
Section 5: Leadership Preparation Development
Jamon H. Flowers
University of Georgia
Jamon.Flowers@uga.edu
Webmaster
Jeremy Visone
Central Connecticut State University
visone@ccsu.edu
Awards:
Outstanding Dissertation Award
This committee is chaired by TBD at the TBD. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Outstanding Dissertation Award committee chair at TBD.
Please find the 2024 call here.
Emerging Scholar Award
This committee is chaired by TBD at the TBD. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Emerging Scholar Award committee chair at TBD.
Excellence in Research Award
This committee is chaired by TBD at TBD. The nomination letter and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to the Excellence in Research Award committee chair at TBD.
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