Department of Educational Leadership
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Jerry D. Johnson, Department Chair
Lydia E. Skeen Endowed Professor in Education
785-532-5535
johnsoj9@k-state.edu
Dr. Donna Augustine-Shaw, Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
358 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | donna5@k-state.edu
Larry Bergeron, Lydia E. Skeen Graduate Research Assistant
lbergeron75@k-state.edu
Constance Carpenter, Instructor
Fort Leavenworth/K-State Olathe
ccarpen@k-state.edu
Dr. Royce Ann Collins, Associate Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership; Co-Online Program Leader; Fort Leavenworth and Olathe Programs Leader | 913-307-7353 | racollin@k-state.edu
Dr. Mary Devin, Professor
Educational Leadership
314 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 |mdevin@k-state.edu
Dr. Rick Doll, Associate Professor
Executive Director, Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
364 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5515 | rdoll@k-state.edu
Jody Ellis, Senior Administrative Assistant
363 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535
foxksu@k-state.edu
Dr. Judy Favor, Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
K-State Olathe
913-307-7362 | jfavor@k-state.edu
Dr. Jane Fishback, Associate Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
354 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | jfishbac@k-state.edu
Jamie Griffin, Coordinator
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
353 Bluemont Hall | jeg14@k-state.edu
Dr. Robert Hachiya, Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
349 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | rhachiya@k-state.edu
Dr. Haijun Kang, Associate Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
323 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | hjkang@k-state.edu
Dr. Jia Grace Liang, Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
321 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | gliang15@k-state.edu
Karen Low, Skeen Graduate Assistant
317 Bluemont Hall |785-532-7623
klow@k-state.edu
Jaishri Ram, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
345 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5758 | jaishri@k-state.edu
Dr. Alex Red Corn, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Coordinator for Indigenous Partnerships
329 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | aredcorn@k-state.edu
Dr. David C. Thompson, Professor, Educational Leadership
Elvon G. Skeen Endowed Chair in Education, Distinguished Research Fellow NEFA | thomsond@k-state.edu
Dr. Susan Yelich Biniecki, Associate Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
361 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | susanyb@k-state.edu
Dr. Jeffery Zacharakis, Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
324 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5872 | jzachara@k-state.edu
Emeriti Faculty
- Dr. Gerald Bailey, Educational Leadership
- Dr. David Byrne, Adult Education
- Dr. Robert Meisner, Adult Education
- Dr. Teresa Miller, Educational Leadership
- Dr. Charles Oaklief, Adult Education
- Dr. Cheryl Polson, Adult Education
- Dr. Charles Rankin, Educational Leadership
- Dr. Tweed Ross, Educational Leadership
- Dr. Trudy Salsberry, Educational Leadership
- Dr. Robert Shoop, Educational Leadership
- Dr. G. Kent Stewart, Educational Leadership
- Dr. Alfred Wilson, Educational Leadership
Adjunct and Partnership Faculty
COL (Ret) Paul Berg, Ph.D.
Hiring Our Heroes Fellow
Dr. Nozella Brown, KSU Extension
County Agent, Metropolitan Sector
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Dr. David Culkin LTC (Ret), Assistant Professor
Army Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Dr. Michael Fulton, Superintendent
USD #512 Shawnee Mission School District
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership
Dr. Deb Gustafson, Principal, Ware Elementary, USD #475 Geary County
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Liaison – KSU/USD #475 Geary County Leadership Academy
Dr. Tom Hawk, Senator
Kansas 22nd District
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership
Dr. Nancy Kiltz, Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
Dr. Teara Lander, Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
Amy Loder, Principal, USD #443 Dodge City
Co-Liaison – KSU/USD #443 Dodge City Leadership Academy
Dr. Bill Macdonald, Improvement Specialist, USD #501 Topeka Public Schools; Co-Liaison – KSU/Topeka Public Schools Leadership Academy
Dr. Bill McCollum LTC (Ret), Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Martha Mendoza, Principal, USD #443 Dodge City
Co-Liaison – KSU/USD #443 Dodge City Leadership Academy
Dr. Tom Pawlowski COL (Ret), Principal Simulation Modeling Engineer
MITRE Corporation
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Dr. John Persyn CDR (Ret), Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Dr. Michael Schumacher, Assistant Director for Human Resources, USD #512, Shawnee Mission Public Schools; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership; Liaison – KSU/USD #512 Leadership Academy
Dr. David Vance, Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Dr. Marvin Wade, Superintendent
USD #383 Manhattan/Ogden Public Schools
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership
Billie Zabokrtsky-Wallace, Assistant Superintendent
Teaching and Learning, USD #501 Topeka Public Schools
Co-Liaison – KSU/Topeka Public Schools Leadership Academy
Dr. Christy Ziegler, Assistant Superintendent, Shawnee Mission Public Schools
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership
Shawnee Mission Cohort/Leadership Academy
Affiliated Researchers
Dr. Hobart Harmon, Leader of Strategic Advancement
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
Senior Research Associate, Educational Leadership – KSU