Research Interests

• Educational Administration
• Organizational Learning
• School Reform & Innovation
• Shared Empowerment
• Change Theory
• Technology Integration & Supervision
• Diversity Orientations in Education

Education

• 1996: Ph.D. Educational Administration, University of Toronto, Toronto, OT Canada
• 1990: M.Ed. Educational Administration, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS Canada
• 1986: B.A. English & Psychology, Memorial University, St. John's, NL Canada
• 1984: B.A. Education, Memorial University, St. John's, NL Canada

Recent Appointments

• 2012 - Present: Dean, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2007 - 2012: Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2003 - Present: Professor, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2002 - Present: NCATE Coordinator, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2005 - Present: Campus Director, Louisiana Education Consortium (LEC) Doctoral Program, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2000 - 2003: Associate Professor, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2000 - 2001: Acting Director, Graduate Studies and Research, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 1998 - 2000: Professional Affiliate, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK Canada

Selected Honors

• 2007: Outstanding Research Faculty Award, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership
• 2007: Outstanding Clinical University Faculty Award
• 2006: Outstanding Research Faculty Award, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership
• 2005: Co-recipient (with P. Leonard) of the Outstanding Research Paper Award at the
• Annual Conference of the Louisiana Education Research Association in Shreveport, LA. “Learning Communities in Louisiana Schools: The View from Above.“
• 2005: College of Education nominee for the Louisiana Tech University Senate Chair Award
• 2001 - Present: BankOne Endowed Professor

Selected Publications

• Leonard, Lawrence. (2008). Preserving the Learning Environment: Leadership for Time. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning Oct./Dec., 2008.
• Leonard, Lawrence and Leonard, Pauline. (2006). Leadership for technology integration: Computing the reality. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 52(4), 209-221.
• Leonard, Pauline, and Leonard, Lawrence. (2006). "Teachers and Tolerance: Discriminating Diversity Dispositions". The Teacher Educator,42(1), 30-62.
• Leonard, Lawrence and Leonard, Pauline. (2005). Learning Communities in Louisiana Journal of the Louisiana Education Research Association, Fall Issue, 1-12.
• Leonard, Lawrence and Leonard, Pauline. (2005). Achieving professional community in schools: The administrator challenge. Planning and Changing,36(1&2), 23-39.