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Sandra Harris, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Doctoral Studies in

Educational Leadership/

Professor of Educational Leadership/ Doctoral Faculty

Ph.D. in Educational Leadership-University of Texas, Austin
M.A. in Mid-Management-University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S. Education - Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

CURRENT COURSES 2008

Registered students may access syllabi and other course information through My Lamar.

Spring	Summer	Fall
EDUD 6303: Cultural Influences EDUD 6312: Multicultural Leaders EDUD 6362: Dissertation III, IV	EDUD 6361: Dissertation I-Proposal Writing EDUD 6315: Field-Based Intern I	EDUD 6352: Qualitative Research EDUD 6362: Dissertation II

*Contact Information*
Office 206-B, Education Building	(409) 880-8676
Fax	(409) 880-7788
Email	drsandy@flash.net , sandra.harris@lamar.edu
Office Hours	By appointment

RESEACH INTERESTS

Educational Leadership K-16
Doctoral Programs-Education Leadership
Leadership
K-12

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

BOOKS

	Harris, S. (2009). Most effective practices of award-winning superintendents. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press/AASA.
	Edmonson, S., Combs, J., & Harris, S. (2008). Conflict Resolution: 50 Strategies. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
	Mullen, C., Creighton, T., Dembowski, F., & Harris, S. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership: Issues and challenges. Houston, TX: The NCPEA Press/Rice University
	Irons, E. J. & Harris, S. (2007). The Challenges of No Child Left Behind: Understanding the Issues of Excellence, Accountability, and Choice. Lanham, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield Education
	Harris, S. (2006). Best Practices of Award-Winning Secondary School Principals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

	Harris, S. (2005). BRAVO Teacher: Building relationships with actions that value others. New York: Eye on Education.
	Harris, S., Alford, B., & Ballenger, J., Eds. (2005). Leadership: A bridge to ourselves, 6^th ed. Texas Council of Women School Executives (TCWSE), annual monograph. TCWSE: Austin, TX
	Creighton, T., Harris, S., & Coleman, J., Eds. (2005). Crediting the past, challenging the present, creating the future. Sam Houston State University: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA).
	Harris, S. (2005). Best practices of Award-Winning Elementary School Principals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
	Harris, S. (2005). Changing Mindsets of Educational Leaders to Improve Schools: Voices of Doctoral Students. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. (2004). BRAVO Principals: Building relationships with actions that value others. New York: Eye on Education.
	Harris, S., Lowery, S., Ballenger, J., & Hicks-Townes, F. (2004). Winning Women: Stories of Award-Winning leaders in education. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Lowery, S. (2004). Standards-based leadership: A case study book for the assistant principal. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Lowery, S. (2003). Standards-based leadership: A case study book for the principal. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Lowery, S. & Harris, S. (2003). Standards-Based Leadership: A case study book for the superintendency. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Petrie, G. (2003). Bullying: The bullies, the victims, the bystanders. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Lowery, S., Eds. (2002). A school for every child: School choice in America today. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Publishing

RECENT BOOK CHAPTERS:

Harris, S. (2009). President’s message: Remembering our mission. In C. Achilles, B. J. Irby, B. Alford, & G. Perreault (Eds.). Remember our mission: Making education and schools better for students, The 2009 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, (pp. 3-6). Lancaster, PA: Pro Active Publications.

Harris, S. (2009). Finding common ground. In K. T. Henson. Supervision: A collaborative approach to instruction improvement, (p. 58). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.

Irons, E. J., Harris, S., Carlson, N. L., Crawford, C., Buxton, P. (2009). Resilience & learning after the storm: Gender differences and implications for faculty in higher education. In D. M. Beaty, W. H. Sherman, A. J. Munoz, S. J. Mills, and A. M. Pankake (Eds.), Women as school executives: Celebrating diversity (pp. 183-191). Austin, TX: Texas Council of Women School Executives.

Ballenger, J., Harris, S., Tareilo, J., Ninness, S., & Stewart, S. (2009). Leadership for Social Justice: Voices of Female School Principals. In C. Achilles, B. J. Irby, B. Alford & G. Perreault (Eds.). Remember our Mission: Making education and schools better for students, The 2009 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, (pp. 139-162). Lancaster, PA: Pro Active Publications.

Mullen, C. & Harris, S. (2009). Professional learning communities: Catalysts for and barriers to democracy in action. In C. Mullen (Ed.). The handbook of leadership and professional learning communities (pp. 116-127). New York: Palgrave McMillan.

Harris, S., & Farrow, V., & Lowery-Moore, H. (2009). The university connection: Transformational learning in a leadership doctoral program that enhances professional learning communities. In C. Mullen (Ed) book. The handbook of leadership and professional learning communities (pp. 116-127). New York: Palgrave McMillan.

Harris, S. (2009). Student Identity and Cultural Conversations. P. M. Jenlink & F. Hicks-Townes (Eds.) The struggle for identity in America’s schools. Lanham, MD: R & L Education.

Harris, S. & Vornberg, C. (2008). The changing local school district. In J. A. Vornberg & L. M. Garrett (Eds.). Texas Public School Organization and Administration, 11th ed. (pp. 37-56). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.

Irons, E. J., Harris, S., Carlson, N. L., Crawford, C., Buxton, P. (2008). Academic and emotional impact of hurricane Rita at Lamar University: Student perspectives. D. Beaty, W. H. Sherman, A. J. Munoz, S. J. Mills, & A. M. Pankake (Eds.). Women as school executives: Celebrating diversity (pp. 183-191). Austin, TX: The Texas Council of Women School Executives

Price, T. & Harris, S. (2008). The role of superintendents in leading districts to cultural proficiency. In R. Papa, C. M. Achilles, & B. Alford (Eds.), Leadership on the frontlines: Changes in preparation and practice (pp. 236-243). The 2008 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc.

RECENT INVITED/EDITORIAL REVIEW ARTICLES

Harris, S., Edmonson, S., & Combs, J. (2009, Spring). Exploring programmatic pattersn. TASA Insight, 24(1), 31-36.

Harris, S., Combs, J. P., & Edmonson, S. (2008). Creating a culture of inquiry on the school campus. NAESP Middle Matters, 17(1), 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Middle_Matters/2008/MM2008v17n1a4.pdf

Edmonson, S., Combs, J., Harris, S. (Fall, 2008). Seven strategies for effectively handling school conflict. Texas Study of Secondary Education, XVIII (1), 14-17.

Terrier, B. & Harris, S. (2008, Fall). Successfully preparing students for an industrial revitalization. TASA Insight, 23(3), 25-33.

Harris, S. (2008). Embedding SERA participation into the Lamar University doctoral program. SERA Newsletter, Spring, 9-10.

Harris, S. (2008). Leadership best practices of award-winning secondary principals. Texas Study of Secondary Education, XVII(2), 4-7.

RECENT REFEREED ARTICLES:

Ballengar, J., Harris, S., Tareilo, J., Ninness, S., & Stewart, S. (2009). Female principals and their leadership efforts to advance social justice. TASA Insight 24(2), 25-32.

Harris, S., Edmonson, S., & Hopson, M. (2009). Using equity audits to improve school leaders. LTEL-SIG Learning & Teaching in Educational Leadership, 17(1), 12, 14.

Mullen, C. A., Harris, S., Creighton, T., & Dembowski, F. L. (2008). Fostering dialogue on diverse doctoral programs in educational leadership. In D. C. Thompson & F. E. Crampton (Eds.), The UCEA conference proceedings for convention 2007: Fostering compassion and understanding across borders: An international dialogue on the future of educational leadership. Austin, TX: University Council for Educational Administration, 1-19. (http://coe.ksu.edu/ucea/bytitle.htm for table of contents; http://coe.ksu.edu/ucea/2007/Mullen_UCEA2007.pdf for article)

Harris, S. & Hopson, M. (2008). Using equity audits to investigate K-16 campus practices. Teacher Development, 12(4), 341-352.

Harris, S. (Ed.). (Spring, 2008). Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring. Reflections on Doctoral Programs: Voices of Doctoral Students. This is a special guest-edited journal edition that featured 13 chapters by my LU doctoral students. Refereed and Invited.

Harris, S., Lowery-Moore, H., & Farrow, V. (2008). Extending Transfer of Learning Theory to Transformative Learning Theory: A Model for Promoting Teacher Leadership. Theory Into Practice, 47(4), 318-326.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS (*indicates refereed)

*Harris, S. & Creighton, T. (2009). Doctoral Programs. Roundtable discussion. NCPEA in San Antonio, TX, August, 2009.

*Chadwick, M. & Harris, S. (2009). Promoting math achievement through the development of student resiliency: What leaders need to know about building social capital in schools. Presentation at NCPEA in San Antonio, TX, August, 2009.

Maze, J. G., Hopson, M., Harris, S., Nicks, R., & Burns, H. L. (2009). Superintendent perceptions of their professional development in leadership for student achievement at Texas regional Education Service Centers. Presentation at NCPEA in San Antonio, TX, August, 2009.

*Harris, S. & Hopson, M. (2009). Equity Audit Paper. Presentation at AERA in San Diego, CA, April, 2009.

Stuberfield, T. & Harris, S. (2009). Culturally proficient leadership that supports African American males’ academic success. Presentation at NAESP, New Orleans, LA, April 2, 2009.

*Chadwick, M. & Harris, S. (2009). Examining the relationship between math achievement and the resiliency of high school seniors. Presentation at NCPEA CWC/AASA in San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2009.

*Chadwick, M. & Harris, S. (2009). Math achievement and resilience. Presentation at TASA/TCPEA Conference within a Conference, Austin, TX, January 26, 2009.

*Edmonson, S., Combs, J., & Harris, S. (2009). Managing conflict. Presentation at TASA/TCPEA Conference within a Conference, Austin, TX, January 26, 2009.

*Mullen, C. A., Harris, S., Pryor, C., & Brown-Ferrigno, T. (2008). Preparing democratically accountable leaders: Principles in action. Presentation at UCEA, Orlando, FL, November 1, 2008.

*Mullen, C., & Harris, S. (2008). Democratically accountable leadership. Presentation at NCPEA in San Diego, CA, July 28-August 1, 2008.

*Harris, S. (2008). Managing conflict. TCWSE, Austin, TX, June, 2008.

*Perez, R. & Harris, S. (2008). Emotionally intelligent leadership. TCWSE, Austin, TX, June, 2008.

*Harris, S., Creighton, T., Dembowski, F., & Mullen, C. (2008). Doctoral programs in Educational Leadership. Symposium presented at CWC in Nashville, TN, April, 2008.

*Harris, S. (2008). Cultural proficient leadership for elementary principals. NAESP, Nashville, TN, April, 2008.

*Harris, S. (2008). Difficult conversations about identity. Presentation at SERA in New York, NY, March, 2008.

*Penland, J. & Harris, S. (2008). Voices of Native American Indians. Presentation at AERA in New York, NY, March, 2008.

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