Dr. Judy A. Alston

Ashland University
129 Schar Hall
Ashland, OH  44805
419-289-4983

email  jalston@ashland.edu

Background

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership assigned to the Doctor of Education program.  Her research foci include Gender and Educational leadership with a focus on Black Female school superintendents; Urban Education and Educational Leadership highlighting administrative reform in urban schools; and Diversity and Educational Leadership exploring how the intersections of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual diversity, and ability affect leaders.

Degrees

• B.A.     Winthrop College
• M.Ed. University of South Carolina  M.Ed. University of South Carolina
• Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

 

Work Experience:

Administrative

2005 - 2006  Associate Dean, School of Human Profession Services; Widener University

2005 - 2006  Director of the Center for Education, School of Human Profession Services; Widener University

2003 - 2005  Chair, Division of Educational Administration & Leadership Studies School of Leadership and Policy Studies; College of Education and Human Development; Bowling Green State University

2003 - 2005  Graduate Coordinator, Division of Educational Administration & Leadership Studies School of Leadership and Policy Studies; College of Education and Human Development; Bowling Green State University  

2000 - 2003  Chair, Program in Educational Administration & Supervision School of Leadership and Policy Studies; College of Education and Human Development; Bowling Green State University

2000 - 2003  Graduate Coordinator, Program in Educational Administration & Supervision; School of Leadership and Policy Studies; College of Education and Human Development; Bowling Green State University

University Teaching

2005 – 2007 Associate Professor – School of Human Service Professions, Widener University

2003 – 2005 Associate Professor – Division of Educational Administration & Leadership Studies; Bowling Green State University

1999 - 2003 Assistant Professor - Program in Educational Administration & Supervision and Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, College of Education and Human Development, Bowling Green State University

1996 - 1999 Assistant Professor-Educational Leadership & Cultural Studies Department, College of Education, University of Houston

Selected publications

Books  

 
    Gorton, R.A, Alston, J.A., & Snowden, P.  (2007). School Leadership and Administration: Important Concepts, Case Studies, & Simulations, 7th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.       

    Alston, J.A. (2002) – Multi-leadership in Urban Schools: Shifting Paradigms for Administration and Supervision in the New Millennium. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Articles

    Tooms, A. & Alston, J.A. (2006). (OUT)siders at the gate:  Administrative Aspirants’ Attitudes Towards the Gay Community. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning.  

    Alston, J.A. (2005). Tempered radicals & servant leaders: Black females persevering in the superintendency. Educational Administration Quarterly, 41 (4), 675-688.

    Alston, J.A. (2004) The many faces of American schooling: Effective schools research and border crossing in the 21st century. American Secondary Education, 32 (9), 79-93.

Courses

Doctoral Mentorship
Leadership Theory (Doctoral Core)
Ethics of Leadership (Doctoral Core)