Ep 76 - Socially Just and Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning Introduction

NASPA Leadership Podcast

The Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community is thrilled to announce the re-launch of The NASPA Leadership Podcast! This season will be hosted by Drs. Cameron Beatty, Vivechkanand Chunoo, and Kathy Guthrie. The hosts have built a 10 episode arc centered on socially just and culturally relevant leadership education. With a bevy of incredible guests, Episode 1 introduces the season via an open conversation about the host's leadership origin stories and their connection to socially just and culturally relevant leadership education. Dr. Kathy L. Guthrie (she/her) is an associate professor of higher education at Florida State University. In addition to teaching in the Higher Education Program, Kathy also serves as the director of the Leadership Learning Research Center and coordinates the Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies, which are both partnerships between the College of Education and the Division of Student Affairs. Kathy’s research focuses on leadership learning, socially just leadership education, online teaching and learning, and professional development for student affairs professionals specifically in leadership education. Kathy has developed and taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership and higher education. Kathy has authored/co-authored over 45 refereed journal articles and book chapters, and co-edited 4 monographs in the New Directions series. Dr. Vivechkanand S. Chunoo (he/him) is an assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education, and communications (ALEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches courses in leadership communications and collaborative leadership. His research centers on the cultural aspects of teaching and learning leadership, the social justice outcomes of leadership learning, and online leader development. Dr. Chunoo also serves as one of the graduate degree coordinators in his academic area. His scholarship on becoming and being a socially just leadership educator has most recently been featured in the New Directions for Student Leadership series. He presents his research regularly at annual meetings of the International Leadership Association and served as one of the closing keynote speakers for the 2020 meeting of Leadership Educator Institute. Dr. Chunoo works closely with LeaderShape, LLC as their senior research fellow. He lives in Urbana, Illinois with his partner, Marilé Quintana and their two dogs, Charley and Milo. Dr. Cameron C. Beatty (he/him) is an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Florida State University. Cameron teaches courses in the undergraduate leadership studies program and the higher education graduate program, as well as conducts research with the Leadership Learning Research Center. Cameron’s research foci includes exploring the intersections of gender and race in leadership education, leadership development of Students of Color on historically white college campuses, and understanding experiences of racial battle fatigue for Black and Latinx students. In 2019, Cameron co-edited a monograph titled: Critical Considerations for Race, Ethnicity and Culture for Fraternity and Sorority Life. Cameron also co-authored the book, Engaging in the Leadership Process: Identity, Capacity, and Efficacy for College Students. He is a scholar passionate about deconstructing race, systemic racism, and hegemonic masculinity in postsecondary education environments. Cameron is a 2020-2021 McKnight Junior Faculty Fellow with the Florida Education Fund. He recently received the FSU Inclusive Teaching and Mentoring Award. Cameron was named a 2018 ACPA (American College Personnel Association) Emerging Scholar designee. Prior to joining the faculty at Florida State University, Cameron was an assistant professor at Salem State University in the higher education student affairs program.