Runell J. King

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ABOUT RUNELL J. KING

Runell J. King, Ph.D. serves as Vice President of Institutional Research & Effectiveness and Strategic Retention at Wiley University. As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. King engages in interdisciplinary research related to educational access, equity, student success, educational policy, and the intersections between race, gender, and education. Dr. King has also dedicated research toward High-Achieving African American male student-athletes at predominately white institutions. In his work, he employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological approaches and has an explicit focus on racially minoritized, underserved, and system-impacted student populations across diverse educational contexts.Some of his current scholarship examines the socio-ecological factors that influence college success for youth impacted by poverty, barriers to college enrollment for marginalized students, and the role of institutional leaders in cultivating racially equitable and diverse campus environments. He has published over 15 scholarly publications that appear in a wide-range of outlets including high-impact, peer-reviewed journals such as Urban Education, Teachers College Record, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and Journal of College Student Development, to name a few. Drawing on his scholarly expertise and professional experiences in higher education, Dr. King has consulted with several colleges and universities, and frequently speaks at conferences and leadership academies on issues related to equity-minded leadership, race-conscious student success practices, and college student engagement and sense of belonging, among other important topics, across a wide-range of disciplines and areas in higher education.Dr. King is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and is the recipient of multiple awards including 40 under 40 at his alma mater-Dillard University, National Principal Academy Fellow, and Most Outstanding Educator in Urban New Orleans, LA.Dr. King holds a B.A. in Sociology, with a minor in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude) from Dillard University; an M.A. in Higher Education Student Affairs Administration from the Louisiana State University A&M College; an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership with a cognate in Applied Statistics from the Louisiana State University A&M College; and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Research from the Louisiana State University A&M College.