J. Luke Wood, PhD

Dr. J. Luke Wood is the Co-Editor of the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME). Luke is an Assistant Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University. Wood also serves as Chair of the Multicultural/Multiethnic Education special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. Luke is the former Co-Coordinator of the Arizona Program for Policy, Ethics & Education Leadership in Arizona. Dr. Wood holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a concentration in Higher Education from Arizona State University. His dissertation focused on academic success factors for African American male students in the community college. Luke is also co-author of the textbook, Community College Leadership & Administration: Research, Theory & Practice. Luke has been the recipient of numerous awards including the: the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Fellowship; Top 30 under 30 from the Sacramento Observer; the Distinguished Fellows Presentation award from the International Society for the Exploration of Teaching in Learning. Luke is the Chair of the Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Research, Theory & Practice (MME) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)