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Dr. Darren Pierre’s teaching is focused on college student development, student affairs profession, and leadership theories. He carries years of experience as a university administrator, a leader within the field of higher education, and a contributor to many entity groups affiliated with higher education/student affairs. Dr. Pierre has authored a book, book chapters, and journal articles focused on leadership and identity development. He has spoken nationally on the ideals of leadership, integrity, and authenticity. He received his master's in Higher Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland-College Park and his PhD in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia.

Leadership Development

College Student Development 

College Student Affairs Administration 

The impacts of  the multiple pandemics (health, economic, and social) on leadership education and learning. 

Leadership development amongst medical Students of Color 

Leadership development within residential education 

Leadership Theories 

Introduction to Engineering Leadership 

Engineering Leadership Capstone 

International Business Cultures in Engineering and Technology

Pierre, D. E, & Weng, J. (2021). Leadership learning reconsidered: Adopting new considerations for practice. In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, K. L. Priest, D. E. Pierre, M. C. Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 172. Leadership education through complex transitions (pp. 53– 61). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20469

Chung, J., Pierre, D. E., Navarro, C., Steele, M. C., & Weng, J. (2021). Leadership educators: Acknowledging our whole selves in the work. In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, K. L. Priest, D. E. Pierre, M. C. Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 172. Leadership education through complex transitions (pp. 71– 78). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20471

Chung, J., Gleason, M., Guthrie, K.L., Navarro, C.D., Priest, K.L., Pierre, D.E., Steele, M.C. and Weng, J. (2021), Leadership education through complex transitions. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2021: 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20463

Priest, K. L., Chung, J., Gleason, M. C., Guthrie, K. L., Navarro, C. D., Pierre, D. E., Steele, M. C., & Weng, J. (2022). Co-inquiry during unprecedented Times. In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, K. L. Priest, D. E. Pierre, M. C. Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 172. Leadership education through complex transitions (pp.  19– 27). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20465

Steele, M. C., Pierre, D. E., & Priest, K. L. (2022). Waves of change: Responding, recovering and rebuilding in crisis. In J. Chung, M. Gleason, K. L. Guthrie, C. D. Navarro, K.  L. Priest, D. E. Pierre, M. C. Steele, & J. Weng (Eds.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 172. Leadership education through complex transitions (pp.  11- 18) Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20464

Pierre, D. E., Beatty, C., & Duran, A. (2021). No place like home: The Coming out experiences of gay men in student affairs and higher education preparation programs. Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.20429/gcpa.2021.370206

Pierre, D., & Okstad, J.  (2021). Utilizing leadership assessment tools in graduate education. In M.L. Shankman, & R. Gigliotti (Eds.). Using Inventories and Assessments to Enhance Leadership Development (New Directions for Student Leadership, 170, pp. 87-96). Wiley.

Pierre, D. & Okstad, J. (2021)  Developing lesbian, gay, and bisexual student leaders in and out of the classroom.  In K.L. Guthrie & V. Chunoo (Eds). Shifting the Mindset: Socially Just leadership Education (pp. 53-64) Information Age Publishing

Pierre, D., Dunn, A. L., Barnes, A. C., Moore, L. L., Seemiller, C. , Jenkins, D. M., Priest, K. L., Guthrie, K. L., Beatty, C. C., Bitton, 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. Journal of Leadership Studies, 14 (3), 55-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21712

Pierre, D., Noriega Sagastume, C. & Hearn, S. (2020). Braving the Fishbowl: Using Concentric Circles to Facilitate  Dialogue. In K. L. Guthrie & D. M. Jenkins (Eds.), Transforming Learning: Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Leadership Education (pp. 13-14). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Curtis, A. & Pierre, D., (2019). Enhancing your skills for facilitating reflection. In Jillian M. Volpe White, K. L. Guthrie, & M. Torres (Eds.), Thinking to transform companion manual in leadership learning Facilitating reflection in leadership learning (pp. 1-7). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing