Ronald Styron, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Director, Instructional Leadership Center

TEL: 228.214.3342
FAX: 228.214.3279
E-mail: ronald.styron@usm.edu

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University of New Orleans
Doctor of Education—Educational Administration and Supervision
December, 1993
           
University of Miami
Master of Music—Music Education
August, 1977

Loyola University
Bachelor of Music Education
May, 1976

Maulding, W. S., Townsend, A., Sparkman, L., Styron, J. L., & Styron, R. A. Emotional intelligence and school leadership: Is there a relationship? The Leadership and Organization Development Journal.

Roberts, J., & Styron, R. A. Can universities afford to improve student persistence? Research in Higher Education Journal.

Price, A. M., & Styron, R. A. Principal leadership styles and teacher motivation. AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice.

Styron, R.A., & LeMire, S.D. Principal preparation programs: Perceptions of high school principals. Journal of College Teaching and Learning.

Styron, R. A., & Peasant, E. J. Improving student achievement: Can ninth grade academies make a difference? International Journal of Educational Policy & Leadership.

Styron, J. L, Wang, S., & Styron, R. A. (2009). Considerations of distance education integration: A qualitative study. The Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 2(1), 79-98.

Lee, D. E., Parker, G., Ward, M., Styron, R. A., & Shelley, K. (2008). Katrina and the schools of Mississippi: An examination of emergency and disaster    preparedness. The Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 13(2 & 3), 318-334.

Adada, N. N., & Styron, R. A. (2008). The role of technology in professional development. Journal of Education, Informatics, and Cybernetics 1(3), 1-8.

Styron, R. A., Maulding, W., & Parker, G. (2008). Preparing building-level
administrators for student diversity. Journal of Diversity Management 1(3), 55-67.

Styron, R. A., & Nyman, T. R. (2008). Key characteristics of effective middle schools. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 31(5) http://www.nmsa.org/.

McGarity, A. C., Styron, R. A., Ward, M., & Schoen, D. (2007). Proactive administrative ecology: Assisting superintendents with board and public relations through the use of career counselors. Journal of School Public Relations, 28(1), 83-113.

Styron, R. A., Maulding, W., & Hull P. (2006). Practitioner vs. professor—Teacher preferences of educational leadership students. College Student Journal, 40(2), 293-303.

McCollum-Rogers, M., & Styron, R. A. (2006). Caribbean school district comparison of Direct Instruction, Success For All and a basal reading program. Journal of Caribbean Studies, 20(2), 3-26.

Scoggin, D., & Styron, R. A. (2006). Factors associated with student withdrawal from community college. The Community College Enterprise, 12(1), 111-124.

Cole, M., & Styron, R. A. (2006). Traditional or online methods of professional development: A comparative study of K-12 teacher preferences. Journal of Research for Educational Leaders, 3(2), 24-38.

Maulding, W., Peters, G., Shelley, K., & Styron, R. A. (2006). (Alphabetical listing of authors.) Connecting research and practice in an educational leadership program. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 3(3), 29-34.

Styron, R. A., Roberson, T., Schweinle, W., & Lee, D. E. (2005). I'm fighting a lion with a toothpick: The No Child Left Behind Act from the perspective of K-12 principals. The Researcher, 19, 6-11. 

Maulding, W., & Styron, R. A. (2004). Restructuring an educational leadership program using action science. The Journal of Scholarship and Practice, 1(4), 8-12.

Styron, R. A., & Disher, F. (2003). Want to improve school performance scores? T.H.E. Journal, 31(3), 40-42.