CV
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT), Canada, 2010 Dissertation: A review of transformational leadership research: A meta-analytic approach (Dissertation adviser: Kenneth Leithwood)
Master of Education in Educational Administration, OISE/UT, Canada, 2003
Master of Management Science in Higher Educational Economy & Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China, 2000
Bachelor of Engineering in Scientific English, USTB, China, 1994
Master of Education in Educational Administration, OISE/UT, Canada, 2003
Master of Management Science in Higher Educational Economy & Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China, 2000
Bachelor of Engineering in Scientific English, USTB, China, 1994
Major Research and Teaching Areas
- Research synthesis
- Leadership model development
- Leadership strategies for improving student learning
- Data-informed decision-making
- Policy development and evaluation
Honors and Awards
- Emerald Literati Award for Excellence from the Journal of Educational Administration at the conference of American Education and Research Association, with Kenneth Leithwood, 2019
- President’s Faculty Research Award, University of Alabama, 2017
- Recognition of Merit Recipient for the 2012 PDK International Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2012
- Winner of the International Journal of Leadership in Education & Routledge Publishers’ Emerging Scholar Manuscript Competition, 2007
