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The University of Texas at Austin
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Organization Overview
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy consists of two program areas that offer master’s and doctoral degree concentrations in specific fields: the Program in Higher Education Leadership and Policy and the Public School Executive Leadership Program.
Our department has a legacy of excellence in training scholars, practitioners and educational leaders for PK-12 public schools, higher education and the P-16 policy arena. Our change-making graduates go on to serve as superintendents, school principals, professors, researchers and student affairs professionals. Our award-winning faculty, nationally recognized graduate programs, and highly regarded research centers focus on educational leadership and policy through an equity and social justice lens.
Our department has a legacy of excellence in training scholars, practitioners and educational leaders for PK-12 public schools, higher education and the P-16 policy arena. Our change-making graduates go on to serve as superintendents, school principals, professors, researchers and student affairs professionals. Our award-winning faculty, nationally recognized graduate programs, and highly regarded research centers focus on educational leadership and policy through an equity and social justice lens.
Alexis George
Assistant Director, Dallas/Fort Worth & Houston MBA Student Affairs
Aron Muci
Senior Research Administrator
Blake DeVante Marlowe
Doctoral Student
Brooke Fousek
Doctoral Student
Cynthia Garcia
PhD Student
Dalton Kendrick
Doctoral Student
Denisa Gándara
Assistant Professor
Jase K Kugiya
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Javier Ezekiel Ramirez
Doctoral Candidate
Jazzkia Jones
Full-time Ph.D. Student at the University of Texas at Austin
Jordyn Plieseis
Graduate Student
Juan A. Gonzalez
Graduate Research Assistant
Karly Conroy
Student
Kimberly Hatchet
Chief Change & Transformation Officer
LaShawn Faith Washington
Assistant Professor
Lauren Schudde
Assistant Professor
Liliana M. Garces
Professor
Lily Alvarez
Graduate Student
Nicole Ngaosi
Ph.D. candidate
Rodrigo Aguayo
Associate Director
Sergio Nunez
Virtual Advisor
Shirin Mehri
Full time student
Tasneem Sultana
Doctoral Candidate
Victor Saenz
Associate Dean & Professor
William Zahran
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Degrees and Programs
M.Ed., Educational Leadership and Policy; Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy
Are any programs offered online?
No
Program Contact Name and Role
Michael A. Goodman, Program Co-Coordinator
Program Contact Email
michael.goodman@austin.utexas.edu
Program Contact Phone Number
(512) 471-7551