Jocelyn Kay
jocelynkay@SanDiego.edu
Assistant Professor
Department Chair
- EdD, Harvard University, Urban Superintendents Program
- EdM, Harvard University, Education Policy and Management
- JD, University of Cincinnati College of Law
- BA, Business Administration and History/Political Science, Cumberland College
Dr. Leslie Boozer’s work is anchored in her experience as an urban schools practitioner, researcher and leader. Her research topics include (1) educational policy, (2) leading for social justice and equity, (3) K-12 leadership and change management in urban and suburban school districts, and (4) grassroots social movements and collective impact.
For over a decade, Dr. Boozer served in various teaching and executive leadership positions in PK-12 public schools. Dr. Boozer has also served as the Program Instructional Coordinator and Group Facilitator for the Harvard Institute for School Leadership, wherein she worked with teams of leaders from across the globe as they identified their problems of practice and defined an action plan for implementing change in their respective organizations. Dr. Boozer also worked closely with organizational leaders in multiple appointments to national organizations, including the Co-Chair of the AASA Collaborative for Innovation and Transformational Leadership, Superintendent Advisory Council for the Center for Digital Leadership, and as an active member of the National Superintendents Roundtable.
She is one of the authors and editors of the book, Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality (2011), which was published by Jossey-Bass in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators and Education Week Press. Dr. Boozer also taught and facilitated classes at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and online for George Washington University.