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Teaching leadership is hard. Join professors Dan Jenkins and Lauren Bullock, leadership educators with 30+ yrs experience in curricular and co-curricular leadership programs in higher education, as they capture in dialogue questions from their peers and share knowledge and expertise on facilitating leadership learning. Passionate about leadership education? Want to expand your resource toolbox with practical strategies for teaching, learning, and program design? This is the podcast for you!
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3 days ago
3 days ago
In this episode, Dan and Lauren are joined by Dr. Darren Pierre, Lecturer in the Office of Global Engineering Leadership in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland and Dr. Kerry Priest, Professor in the Staley School of Leadership and Program Director for Leadership Communication at Kansas State University. The group identified research areas centered on developing leadership educators. They built on prior work done on the professional practice of leadership education.
The article presents thought-provoking questions and ideas for innovative research methods. The authors envision a future where leadership facilitators are well-trained and knowledgeable in current teaching practices and research. Pierre is the lead author and Priest was part of the writing team for Priority #4 of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda.
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren hear from Dr. Barry Boyd, Associate Professor of Agricultural Leadership Education and Communication at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Amy Forbes, Director of Strategic Custom Live Programs at Cornell University. They led the writing team for Priority #3 of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda: "Understanding the Leadership Learner".
During the conversation, Barry and Forbes explain how the priority filled a gap in the literature calling for an increase in socially just and critically oriented perspectives in leadership education. He highlighted how working together, respectfully and professionally, as a writing team produced a clear and detailed call for future research. The priority calls for rigorous and uplifting research and for researchers to engage in either evolution or revolution.
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Dr. V. Chunoo, outgoing Assistant Professor of Organizational and Community Leadership at the University of Illinois and Associate Editor of New Directions for Student Leadership.
During the conversation, Chunoo explains how the priority filled a gap in the literature calling for an increase in socially just and critically oriented perspectives in leadership education. He highlighted how working together, respectfully and professionally, as a writing team produced a clear and detailed call for future research. The priority calls for rigorous and uplifting research and for researchers to engage in either evolution or revolution.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Dr. Cameron Beatty, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator in the Higher Education program and the Associate Director of the Leadership Learning Research Center at Florida State University.
During the conversation, Dr. Beatty shares how the group came together to support the call for leadership education to emphasize inclusion, identity, social justice, and equity. The co-authors of Priority #1 of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda (NLERA) state, "we must move beyond theorizing about individual student differences and do more to interrogate the systems and structures involved in the socialization of leadership education.” Additionally, all examine existing research and practice related to the priority.
Beatty is the lead author and part of the writing team for Priority Number 1, titled “A Call for Centering Social Identities: Priority 1 of the NLERA 2020-25.”
This episode is part of a series of conversations with the lead authors of the nine priorities of the (NLERA) 2020-2025, published in Volume 14, issue 3, of the Journal of Leadership Studies.

Tuesday May 09, 2023
Revisiting the NLERA in 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren revisit the National Leadership Education Research Agenda 2020-2025 with Drs. Kristan Cilente Skendall and Tony Andenoro. They provide an update on its progress midway through the projected target date of 2025. Kristan and Tony highlight the progress of the research teams ahead of individual episodes featuring authors from each of the nine priorities.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Mini-Season Intro Episode: National Leadership Education Research Agenda
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023

Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Season 8 Outro: Scholarship and Research in Leadership Education
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren close the season by highlighting themes from scholarship editors, peer reviewers, and authors. The guests that led publications focused on creating environments where researchers could contribute and support the publications' missions. Researchers commented on developing an aligned agenda and growing scholarship based on personal interests and institutional and leadership education community needs.

Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren hear from ILA Leadership Scholarship Member Community Chair, Dr. Rich Whitney, and Past-Chair, Dr. Lori Kniffin. The global community leaders discuss the focus of the community and how members can contribute to the scholarship agenda within the association.
Some of the resources mentioned in this episode include:
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren hear from Drs. Jennifer Moss Breen and Michael Gleason following the Winter 2022 release of the New Directions for Student Leadership Issue #176 on Developing Leaders in Graduate and Professional Settings. The authors share how their personal and professional experiences informed the broader outline of the research and their learnings from the authors' chapters. All discuss the changing nature of graduate leadership education and how the special issue can inform those enrolled in or running master's- and doctoral-level curricula.

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Conducting Peer Reviews for Leadership Scholarship and Conference Presentations
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Identifying Your Researcher Identity and Community with Dr. Nathan Eva
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren sit down with Dr. Nathan Eva, Associate Professor, Fulbright Scholar, and co-Director of Engagement for the Department of Management at the Monash University Business School, in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan shares strategies for researchers from post-doc to mid-career scholars, including identifying your researcher identity, crafting a meaningful research agenda, and identifying a community of scholars to co-author publications.
Some other things to mention from this episode include:
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
New Directions for Student Leadership with Editors Drs. Kathy Guthrie and V. Chunoo
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren discuss the creation and continuation of the New Directions for Student Leadership journal with Editor and Associate Editor, Drs. Kathy Guthrie and V. Chunoo. The group shares how the NDSL editorial team focuses on collaboration and creating a community of leadership educator scholars.

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Drs. Lindsay Hastings and Hannah Sunderman. Lindsay and Hannah started working on research during Hannah's undergraduate career at the University of Nebraska, and have continued to explore leadership education through various partnerships. All discuss the process of creating a research agenda and choosing topics from research for presentation.
Some resources mentioned in this episode include:
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Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren hear from Management Teaching Review Co-editors Dr. Kerri Anne Crown and Dr. Gordon Schmidt. First, Gordon and Kerri provide background on how they’ve continued to focus on providing evidence-based teaching strategies that can be applied to management courses and other disciplines. Next, they explain the variety of submission areas to ensure the journal covers a broad array of management education. Then, they highlight how they support scholars and reviewers from idea to submission. Finally, they add how they work together to create a community of scholars.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
The Leadership Educator Podcast commemorates its 100th episode with a special conversation with Dr. Jackie Bruce, Editor of the Journal of Leadership Education. In this episode, the theme of relationship-building research emerges as Jackie, Dan, and Lauren share how they've connected with other scholars through the content of the publication. Jackie shares how mentors suggested she take on the leadership role after being inspired by scholarship since her time as a doctoral student.

Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren talk with Dr. Jennifer S. A. Leigh and Dr. Melanie Robinson from the Journal of Management Education. The editors share their insights on the skills and experience needed to lead the collaborative journal editing process, how mentors tapped and helped them develop in their roles, and the community they are building through management scholarship.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren hear from Drs. David Rosch, Editor-In-Chief, and Danielle Desawal, Associate Editor, from the Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, about leadership education scholarship and resources in the journal. The group discusses everything from brainstorming topics for research to what constitutes a strong reviewer.

Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
In this episode, Dan and Lauren are joined by New Directions for Student Leadership special issue co-editors Dr. Lindsay J. Hastings, Clifton Professor of Mentoring Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Dr. David M. Rosch, Associate Professor of Agricultural Leadership at the University of Illinois. Hastings and Rosch recently edited NDSL issue #175, released in the Fall of 2022, and titled “Research and Assessment Methods for Leadership Development and Practice.” The group discusses measuring outcomes of leadership programs and contributing to the broader scholarship in leadership education.

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Season 8 Intro: Research and Scholarship in Leadership Education
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Dan and Lauren kick off Season 8 with a preview of their sessions with scholars, editors, and reviewers of leadership education research. They talk about the leadership research agenda, the process for writing and submitting a manuscript, and the opportunities and challenges with publishing. Editors share secrets to their publications, while scholars discuss how they collaborate with others to address leadership research priorities.

Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Season 7 Outro: Mentoring in Leadership Education
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022