Dr. Laura Burton (Associate Professor, Sport Management) and Dr. Jennie Weiner (Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership) represented the Neag School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership at the 2015 University Council for Educational Leadership conference in San Diego.

The conference theme was “Re-Imagining the Frontiers of Education: Leadership With/In Transnational & Transcultural Spaces”. Dr. Burton and Dr. Weiner presented their paper “The Double Bind for Women: Exploring the Gendered Nature of Turnaround Leadership”. The paper explored how leadership development within the context of a principal preparation program differentially impacted male and female participants.

Other members of the Department of Educational Leadership, including Casey Cobb, Erica Fernandez, Michele Femc-Bagwell, Morgaen, Donaldson, Sara Woulfin, Eric Bernstein and Richard Gonzales, presented research papers or book chapters, participated in panel discussions, and/or chaired sessions at the 2015 University Council of Educational Administration annual convention.