Research Publications

Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning

The culturally relevant leadership learning (CRLL) model supports leadership educators as they critically challenge the programs they design and facilitate to implement an assets-based approach to teaching and learning with students of various cultural backgrounds in mind.

Beatty, C. C., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). Operationalizing culturally relevant leadership learning. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., Beatty, C. C., & Wiborg, E. (2021). Engaging in the leadership process: Identity, capacity, and efficacy for college students. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., Bertrand Jones, T., & Osteen, L. (2017). The teaching, learning, and being of leadership: Exploring context and practice of the culturally relevant leadership learning model. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(3), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21547

Guthrie, K. L., & Chunoo, V. S. (2017). Transforming leadership learning for inclusion and cultural relevance. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(3), 39-41. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21543

Bertrand Jones, T., Guthrie, K. L., & Osteen, L. (2016). Critical domains of culturally relevant leadership learning: A call to transform leadership programs. In K. L. Guthrie, T. Bertrand Jones, & L. Osteen. (Eds.). Developing culturally relevant leadership learning. New Directions for Student Leadership, 152. p. 9-22. Jossey-Bass.

Guthrie, K. L., Bertrand Jones, T., & Osteen, L. (Eds.). (2016). Developing culturally relevant leadership learning. New Directions in Student Leadership, 152. Jossey-Bass.

Osteen, L., Guthrie, K. L. & Bertrand Jones, T. (2016). Leading to transgress: Critical questions for transforming leadership learning. In K. L. Guthrie, T. Bertrand Jones, & L. Osteen. (Eds.). Developing culturally relevant leadership learning. New Directions for Student Leadership, 152. p. 95-106. Jossey-Bass.

In an everchanging world, leadership educators should strive to reform their praxis into one that emphasizes socially just and culturally relevant practices. The Leadership Learning Research Center emphasizes these approaches in our research and teaching practices. By applying a socially just lens to leadership education, it is the goal of the researchers at the LLRC to critically engage audiences in this research paradigm.

Guthrie, K. L., & Beatty, C. C. (2022). Centering Socially Just Leadership: An Integrated Model for Contextualizing Leadership Learning. Journal of Leadership Studies, online first, 1-6. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jls.21825 https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21825

Beatty, C. C., & Lima, A. (2021). Normalcy, avoidance, consciousness raising: Exploring how student leaders navigate racial battle fatigue. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. https://doi.org /10.1080/19496591.2021.1955697

Chunoo, V. S., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). Now more than ever: The imperative for socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.). Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 1-8). Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Chunoo, V. S. (Eds.). (2021). Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Chunoo, V. S. (2021). Moving beyond a call: Collectively engaging in socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.). Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 271-278). Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Torres, M. (2021). Latinx leadership learning: Lessons from an undergraduate academic course. Journal of Leadership Education, 20(3), 23-32. https://doi-org/10.12806/V20/I3/A4

LeBlanc, J. B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). Community-university partnerships as socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.). Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 219-228). Information Age Publishing.

Shenberger, M., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). Leader activists: Connecting leadership learning and student resistance. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.). Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 191-204). Information Age Publishing.

Spencer Jr., D., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). A blueprint for developing black male leader identity, capacity, and efficacy through leadership learning. In Management Association, I. (Ed.). Research Anthology on Business and Technical Education in the Information Era (pp. 259-276). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5345-9.ch015

Acosta, A. A., & Guthrie, K. L. (2020). Haciendose un líder: Leadership identity development of latino men at a predominantly white institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192720932472

Beatty, C. C., Irwin, L., Owen, J. E., Tapia-Fuselier, N., Guthrie, K. L., Cohen-Derr, E., Hassell-Goodman, S., Rocco, M., & Yamanaka, A. (2020). A call for centering social identities in the national leadership education research agenda. Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(3), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21719

Chunoo, V. S., Tevis, T., Guthrie, K. L., Norman, S., & Corces-Zimmerman, C. (2020). Evolution and revolution: Social justice and critical theory in leadership education research. Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(3), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21713

Pierre, D., Dunn, A., Barnes, A. C., Moore, L. L., Seemiller, C., Jenkins, D. M., Priest, K. L., Guthrie, K. L., Beatty, C. C., Britton, A. L., Duran, A., Bailey, K. J., & Odom, S. F. (2020). A critical look at leadership educator preparation: Developing an intentional and diverse approach to leadership learning and development: Priority 4 of the national leadership education research agenda 2020-2025. Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(3). https://doi-org /10.1002/jls.21719

Chunoo, V. S., Beatty, C. C., & Gruver, M. D. (2019). Leadership educator as social justice educator. In K. Priest, & D. Jenkins (Eds.), Becoming and being a leadership educator [Monograph]. New Directions for Student Leadership, 164, 87-103. Jossey-Bass.

Spencer Jr., D., & Guthrie, K. L. (2019). A blueprint for developing black male leader identity, capacity, and efficacy through leadership learning. In J. Butcher, J. O'Connor Jr., & F. Titus (Eds.). Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity for African American Male Students (pp. 18-40). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5990-0.ch002

Beatty, C.C. & Manning-Ouellette, A. (2018). The role of liberatory pedagogy in socially just leadership education. In K. Guthrie & V. Chunoo (Eds.). Changing the Narrative: Socially Just Leadership Education, pp. 229-243. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Beatty, C.C. & Manning-Ouellette, A. (2018). The role of liberatory pedagogy in socially just leadership education. In K. Guthrie & V. Chunoo (Eds.). Changing the Narrative: Socially Just Leadership Education, pp. 229-243. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Chunoo, V. S., & Guthrie, K. L. (2018). The imperative for action: Beyond the call for socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie & V. S. Chunoo (Eds). Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education (pp. 321-329). Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Chunoo, V. S. (Eds.). (2018). Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Rodriquez, J. (2018). Creating co-curricular socially just leadership learning environments. In K. L. Guthrie & V. S. Chunoo (Eds). Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education (pp. 245-258). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Chunoo, V. S. (2018). Opening up the conversation: An introduction to socially just leadership education. In K. L. Guthrie & V. S. Chunoo (Eds). Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education (pp. 1-8). Information Age Publishing.

Beatty, C. & Tillapaugh, D. (2017). Masculinity, leadership, and liberatory pedagogy: Supporting men through leadership development and education. In P. Haber-Curran & D. Tillapaugh (Eds.). Critical perspectives on gender and student leadership. New Directions for Student Leadership Series, 154, 47-58. Jossey-Bass

The Leadership Programs Project seeks to expand knowledge of established academic leadership programs. This study implements a descriptive analysis of the data contained in the ILA Leadership Program Directory database and additional data collected through Leadership Learning Research Center (LLRC) research of program websites.

Guthrie, K. L., Hu, P., Batchelder, J. M., & Purita, R. (2022). Online academic leadership programs in the United States: An overview. Journal of Leadership Education, 21(2), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.12806/V21/I2/R2 

Guthrie, K. L., Batchelder, J. M., & Hu. P. (2019). Examining degree types of academic leadership programs in the united states. Tallahassee, FL: Leadership Learning Research Center, Florida State University. Retrieved from: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1568233659_12ea228f

Guthrie, K. L., Teig, T. S., & Hu, P. (2018). Academic leadership programs in the united states. Tallahassee, FL: Leadership Learning Research Center, Florida State University. Retrieved from: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1568233387_693853db

The use of reflection in leadership learning and education has centered the lived experiences of individuals allowing them to engage more in-depth in their own leadership process. The reflections research team at the Leadership Learning Research Center strives to engage research participants on this work.

Volpe White, J. M., LeBlanc, J. B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2020). Finding a rhythm between thinking and doing: Learning how to reflect. Leadership Learning Research Center, Florida State University. Retrieved from: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607090972_7d492d37

Volpe White, J., Guthrie, K. L., Torres, M. & Associates. (2020). Thinking to transform: Facilitating reflection in leadership learning. Information Age Publishing.

Volpe White, J., Guthrie, K. L., & Torres, M. (2019). Thinking to transform: Reflection in leadership learning. Information Age Publishing.

Volpe White, J. & Guthrie, K. L. (2016). Creating a meaningful learning environment: Reflection in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Education, 15(1), 60-75. https://doi.org/10.12806/v15/i1/r5

The purpose of this research is to explore and identify outcomes of participation in the Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies at Florida State University make to program alumni’s post-college (academic and occupational) experiences.

Guthrie, K. L., Chunoo, V. S., & Watkins, S. R. (2022). Exploring the influences of a leadership certificate on career readiness. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(4), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.52547/johepal.3.4

Beatty, C., Wiborg, E., Brewster, B., & LeBlanc, J. B. (2021). Alumni applied leadership learning: The influence of an undergraduate academic leadership program. Journal of Leadership Education, 20(1), 128-139. https://doi:10.12806/V20/I1/R9

Beatty, C., Wiborg, E. R., & Brewster, B. (2021). Exploring the outcomes of an academic leadership program: Building a bridge between learning across difference. Florida Journal of Education Research, 59(1), 15. Retrieved from: https://feraonline.org/article/1-exploring-the-outcomes-of-an-academic-leadership-program-building-a-bridge-between-learning-across-difference/

Because of our interest and passion to better understanding leadership learning, LLRC scholars and educators research and publish focusing on various aspects of leadership learning.

Beatty, C. C., & Manning-Ouellette, A. (2022). Building Identity, Capacity, and Efficacy:  Exploring Leadership Learning Through Short-term Study Abroad Experiences. Journal of Leadership Education, 21(1), 15. Retrieved from https://journalofleadershiped.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/21_1_beatty.pdf https://doi.org/10.12806/V21/I1/R12 

Devies, B. (2022). Making the world your classroom: Observation as a pedagogical tool for leadership learning. In K. L. Guthrie, & K. L. Priest (Eds.), Navigating complexities in leadership: Moving towards critical hope (pp. 99-108). Information Age Publishing.

Devies, B., & Guthrie, K. L. (2022). What mission statements say: Signaling the priority of leadership development. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(1), 91 -107. https://dx.doi.org/10.52547/johepal.3.1.91.

Guthrie, K. L., Navarro, C. D., Weng, J., & Priest, K. L. (2022). Interrogating leadership education: Why? For what? For whom?  In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, D. E. Pierre, K. L. Priest, M. Cummings Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.), Leadership education through complex transitions (New Directions for Student Leadership, No. 172, p. 45-52). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20468.

Gleason, M., Cummings Steele, M., Chung, J., & Guthrie, K. L. (2022). A call for transdisciplinary approaches to address complex challenges, In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, D. E. Pierre, K. L. Priest, M. Cummings Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.), Leadership education through complex transitions (New Directions for Student Leadership, No. 172, p. 79-88). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20472.

Ruiz-Ezquerro, A. (2022). Leadership island: A leadership-learning role-playing game. In Forbes, L. & Thomas, D. (Eds.), The professors at play playbook: Playful teaching techniques in higher education. (1st ed., pp. 120-123).  Carnegie Mellon ETC Press.

Devies, B., & Owen, J. E. (2022). Cultivating a systems mindset through feminist leadership. In K. L. Guthrie, & K. L. Priest (Eds.), Navigating complexities in leadership: Moving towards critical hope (pp. 175-183). Information Age Publishing.

Ardoin, S., & Guthrie, K. L. (Eds.). (2021). Leadership learning through the lens of social class New Directions in Student Leadership, 169. Wiley & Sons.

Ardoin, S., & Guthrie, K. L. (2021). Who we are impacts how we lead: Social class influence on leader identity, capacity, and efficacy. In S. Ardoin, & K. L. Guthrie (Eds.), Leadership learning through the lens of social class. New Directions for Student Leadership, 169, p. 12-21. John Wiley & Sons.

Devies, B., (2021). The power of thoughtful directions. In K. L. Guthrie, & D. M. Jenkins (Eds.), Transforming learning: Instructional and assessment strategies for leadership education (pp. 109-110). Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., Ardoin, S., & Purita, R. (2021). A call to action: Expanding influence of social class in leadership development. In S. Ardoin, & K. L. Guthrie (Eds.), Leadership learning through the lens of social class. New Directions for Student Leadership, 169. p. 121-131. John Wiley & Sons.

Owen, J. E., Devies, B., & Reynolds, D. J. (2021). Going beyond ‘Add Women then Stir’: Fostering feminist leadership. In K. L. Guthrie, & V. S. Chunoo (Eds.), Shifting the mindset: Socially just leadership education (pp. 89-99). Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., Jenkins, D., & Associates. (2020). Transforming learning: Instructional and assessment strategies for leadership education. Information Age Publishing.

Pearson, C., & Guthrie, K. L. (2020). Using twitter as a technology tool to teach leadership. In S. Allen, K. Gower, and D. Allen (Eds.). Handbook of Teaching With Technology in Management, Leadership, and Business (pp. 523-545). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789901658.00038

Pierre, D., Dunn, A. L., Barnes, A., Moore, L., Seemiller, C., Jenkins, D. M., Priest, K., Guthrie, K. L., Beatty, C. C., Bitton, A., Duran, A., Bailey, K., & Odom, S. F. (2020). Gaps in professional leadership education preparation, Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(3), 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21712

Whitney, R., & Guthrie, K. L. (2020). The adaptive leadership of social media influencers related to COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Education Theory & Research, 4(2), 42-45. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4261550

Boyd, B., Getz, C., & Guthrie, K. L. (2019). Preparing the leadership educator through graduate education. In K. L. Priest, & D. M. Jenkins (Eds.), Being and becoming a leadership educator (New Directions for Student Leadership, No. 164, p. 105-121). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20361

Guthrie, K. L., & Jenkins, D. (2018). The role of leadership educators: Transforming learning. Information Age Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L. & Meriwether, J. L. (2018). Leadership development in digital spaces through mentoring, coaching, and advising. In L. J. Hastings, & C. Kane (Eds..) Role of mentoring, coaching, and advising in developing leadership. New Directions for Student Leadership, No. 158. p. 99-110. Jossey-Bass.https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20291

Collins, J.D., Suarez, C.E., Beatty, C.C., & Rosch, D.M. (2017). Fostering leadership capacity among Black male achievers: Findings from an identity-based leadership immersion program. Journal of Leadership Education, 16(3),82-96. https://doi.org/10.12806/V16/I3/R4

Fritz, M. & Guthrie, K. L. (2017). Values clarification: Essential for leadership learning. Journal of Leadership Education, 16(1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.12806/v16/i1/r4

Guthrie, K. L., & Dieguez, T. A. (2017). Creating emotionally intelligent global leaders. In C. P. Gause (Ed.). Leadership, Equity, and Social Justice in American Higher Education: A Reader (pp. 93-98). Peter Lang Publishing.

Guthrie, K. L., & Osteen, L. (Eds.). (2016). Reclaiming higher education’s purpose in leadership development. New Directions for Higher Education, 174.Jossey-Bass.

Guthrie, K. L., & Callahan, K. (2016). Liberal studies: Leadership education in the 21st century. In K. L. Guthrie, & L. Osteen. (Eds.). Reclaiming higher education’s purpose in leadership development. New Directions for Higher Education, 174.p. 21-33. Jossey-Bass. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20186

Jenkins, D., Endersby, L. & Guthrie, K. L. (2015). Leadership education 2050: Changing the spaces and faces of experience. In M. Sowick, A. Andenoro, M. McNutt, & S. E. Murphy (Eds.). Leadership 2050: Critical challenges, key contexts, and emerging trends (pp. 127-145). Emerald Group Publishing.

Batchelder, J. M. (2021). Latin* college student leadership meaning-making through generativity as cultural capital (Publication No. 28317939) [Doctoral dissertation - Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/latin-college-student-leadership-meaning-making/docview/2546624508/se-2?accountid=4840

Wiborg, E. R. (2020). A critical discourse analysis of leadership learning (Publication No. 28022412) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/critical-discourse-analysis-leadership-learning/docview/2447509036/se-2?accountid=4840

Marshall, D. R. (2020). An exploration of on-campus student employment and leadership capacity Publication No. 27956316) [Doctoral dissertation - Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/exploration-on-campus-student-employment/docview/2447317973/se-2?accountid=4840

Hernandez, E. (2019). Embodied scholar-activism: Testimonios from chicana doctoral students Social Science Premium Collection (2396831316; ED601813) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/embodied-scholar-activism-testimonios-chicana/docview/2396831316/se-2?accountid=4840

Spencer, D., Jr. (2019). "Like a unicorn": A narrative inquiry exploring the leadership experiences of undergraduate black men (Publication No. 13863140) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/like-unicorn-narrative-inquiry-exploring/docview/2299127993/se-2?accountid=4840

Torres, M. (2019). Ella creyó que podía, así que lo hizo exploring latina leader identity development through testimonio (Publication No. 13814733) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/ella-creyó-que-podía-así-lo-hizo-exploring-latina/docview/2307137677/se-2?accountid=4840

Acosta, D. M. (2018). "Ripples...it shaped me to be a leader" A phenomenological exploration of how female undergraduate student leadership is influenced by divorce during childhood (Publication No. 10826098) [Doctoral dissertation - Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/ripples-shaped-me-be-leader-phenomenological/docview/2119982488/se-2?accountid=4840

Chunoo, V. S. (2018). Examining the role of cultural responsiveness in leadership education among diverse college students (Publication No. 10745869) [Doctoral dissertation - Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/examining-role-cultural-responsiveness-leadership/docview/2100574901/se-2?accountid=4840

Teig, T. (2018). Higher education/student affairs master's students' preparation and development as leadership educators (Publication No. 10826405) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/higher-education-student-affairs-masters-students/docview/2119982489/se-2?accountid=4840

Watkins, S. R. (2018). Contributions of student affairs professional organizations to collegiate student leadership programs in the late twentieth century (Publication No. 10748279) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/contributions-student-affairs-professional/docview/2119982473/se-2?accountid=4840

Acosta, A. A. (2017). Haciendose un líder: Leadership identity development of latino men at a predominantly white institution (Publication No. 10620064) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/i-haciendose-un-líder-leadership-identity/docview/2018319310/se-2?accountid=4840

Fritz, M. R. (2015). Knowing their values: A phenomenological study examining undergraduate leadership students' values clarification (Publication No. 3705814) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/knowing-their-values-phenomenological-study/docview/1692084901/se-2?accountid=4840

Enlow, G. K. (2014). Student leadership development: The influence of mentor relationships (Publication No. 3681716) [Doctoral dissertation - Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/student-leadership-development-influence-mentor/docview/1655904441/se-2?accountid=4840

White, J. V. (2014). Students' application of leadership learning through reflection (Publication No. 3625996) [Doctoral dissertation – Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/students-application-leadership-learning-through/docview/1556609147/se-2?accountid=4840